Barbelroth

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Southern Wine Route
Association municipality :	Bad Bergzabern
Height :	148 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.05 km 2
Residents:	668 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	165 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	76889
Area code :	06343
License plate :	SOUTH
Community key :	07 3 37 006
LOCODE :	DE BQ8
Association administration address:	Königstrasse 61 ; 76887 Bad Bergzabern
Website :	www.barbelroth.de
Local Mayor :	Roland Nut
Location of the local community of Barbelroth in the southern Weinstrasse district

Main road

Barbelroth is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstrasse district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Bad Bergzabern community .

geography

The rural residential community is located around five kilometers east of Bad Bergzabern in the direction of Karlsruhe between the Palatinate Forest biosphere reserve and the Rhine . Main branches of business are viticulture and tobacco growing.

The Neumühle residential area also belongs to Barbelroth .

history

Barbelroth was first mentioned in a document on April 6, 1179 as the property of the Weissenburg Monastery . An old form of the place name is Berwardsroth.

Until the end of the 18th century Barbelroth belonged to the Oberamt Bergzabern in the Duchy of Pfalz-Zweibrücken .

religion

On December 31, 2012, 56.3 percent of the population were Protestant and 27.1 percent Catholic. The rest belonged to another religion or were non-denominational.

politics

Municipal council

The local council in Barbelroth consists of twelve council members, who were elected by a majority vote in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman.

mayor

Roland Nuss (independent) became the local mayor of Barbelroth on July 16, 2019. Since there was no candidate for the direct election on May 26, 2019, the upcoming election of the mayor was carried out by the council in accordance with the municipal regulations. The majority of them opted for Nuss, which was then chosen for five years. His predecessor Werner Dietrich (non-party) had held the office since 2008.

coat of arms

	Blazon : "In a shield divided obliquelyto the left,top right in black an upward striding, left- turning , red-armored, tongued and crowned golden lion, roughened by silver and blue at the bottom left."
	Foundation for the coat of arms: It was approved by the Neustadt district government in 1982 and goes back to a seal from 1586.

Culture and sights

Buildings

Half-timbered houses under monument protection
See also the list of cultural monuments in Barbelroth

Regular events

Kerwe on the second Sunday in September

Economy and Infrastructure

Barbelroth has a bus stop with P + R parking on the Winden – Bad Bergzabern railway line .

literature

Local community Barbelroth (Ed.): Barbelroth 1179-2004. Stations in a local history. Self-published, Barbelroth 2004.

Web links

Commons : Barbelroth - Collection of Images

Internet presence of the local community Barbelroth
Literature about Barbelroth in the Rhineland-Palatinate State Bibliography

Individual evidence

↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2019 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 159 (PDF; 3 MB).
↑ ^a ^b Geographical-statistical manual from the Palatinate , Zweibrücken, 1838, p. 3 ( Google Books )
↑ KommWis, as of December 31, 2012
^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
↑ Gerhard Sommer: Barbelroth: Roland Nuss is the new local mayor. July 17, 2019, accessed April 19, 2020 .
^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Bad Bergzabern, Verbandsgemeinde, third line of results. Retrieved April 19, 2020 .
↑ Gerhard Sommer: On Case II: Which local chiefs in the Bad Bergzabern community are running again. Die Rheinpfalz, October 1, 2018, accessed on April 19, 2020 .
^ Karl Heinz Debus: The great book of arms of the Palatinate. Neustadt an der Weinstrasse 1988, ISBN 3-9801574-2-3 .

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-RP-1] State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).

[2] State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2019 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 159 (PDF; 3 MB).

[handbuch1838-3] Geographical-statistical manual from the Palatinate , Zweibrücken, 1838, p. 3 ( Google Books )

[4] KommWis, as of December 31, 2012

[5] The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections

[6] Gerhard Sommer: Barbelroth: Roland Nuss is the new local mayor. July 17, 2019, accessed April 19, 2020 .

[7] The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Bad Bergzabern, Verbandsgemeinde, third line of results. Retrieved April 19, 2020 .

[8] Gerhard Sommer: On Case II: Which local chiefs in the Bad Bergzabern community are running again. Die Rheinpfalz, October 1, 2018, accessed on April 19, 2020 .

[Wappen-9] Karl Heinz Debus: The great book of arms of the Palatinate. Neustadt an der Weinstrasse 1988, ISBN 3-9801574-2-3 .