Bennhausen

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 49 ° 37 '  N , 7 ° 59'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Donnersbergkreis
Association municipality :	Kirchheimbolanden
Height :	281 m above sea level NHN
Area :	1.49 km 2
Residents:	157 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	105 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	67808
Area code :	06357
License plate :	KIB, ROK
Community key :	07 3 33 005
Association administration address:	Neue Allee 2 67292 Kirchheimbolanden
Website :	www.kirchheimbolanden.de
Local Mayor :	Reinhard Horsch
Location of the local community Bennhausen in the Donnersbergkreis

Bennhausen east view in July 2010

Bennhausen is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Kirchheimbolanden community .

geography

The place is located in the North Palatinate Uplands at the foot of the Donnersberg , which rises about three kilometers to the west. Neighboring communities are Weitersweiler in the southeast, Jakobsweiler in the west, Dannenfels in the northwest and Bolanden in the east. In the westerly and northerly direction of the slightly hilly landscape there are mainly orchards and the forest that almost extends to the edge of the village, while to the south and east mainly arable land is used for agriculture.

history

Bennhausen was first mentioned in a document in 1252 as Benninhusen . In 1376 the place came to the Electoral Palatinate . In the Thirty Years' War Bennhausen was completely destroyed. In 1706 the community went to the Counts of Nassau-Weilburg . From 1816 on Bennhausen belonged to the mayor's office in Dannenfels. In 1794 the left bank of the Rhine was occupied in the First Coalition War. From 1798 to 1814 Bennhausen belonged to the canton of Kirchheim (also called canton Kirchheimbolanden ) in the Donnersberg department .

Population development

The development of the population of Bennhausen, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:

year Residents 1815 102 1835 149 1871 147 1905 143 1939 133 1950 161 1961 136

year Residents 1970 113 1987 118 1997 161 2005 145 2010 157 2015 160

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Bennhausen consists of six 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

In the local elections on May 26, 2019, Reinhard Horsch was confirmed in his office with 93.69% of the votes.

The local mayors since 1960:

1960-1974	Richard Zerger
1974-1982	Erich Eymann
1983-1993	Reinhold Huy
1994–	Reinhard Horsch

coat of arms

	Blazon : "Diagonally divided by red and silver, top left a six-spoke silver wheel, bottom right a red doe pierced by a red arrow."
	Justification for the coat of arms: The wheel refers to the Lords of Bolanden , who originally owned the local authority; the hind on Saint Aegidius , one of the fourteen helpers in need , to whom a chapel in the town was consecrated before the destruction. The coat of arms was approved by the Neustadt district government in 1976 .

Economy and Infrastructure

As is typical for similar villages, the place was dominated by farms until the 1960s; today commuters dominate in economic terms. There are two new development areas that were developed around 1980 and 2005 respectively. In the original town center there are several houses and former agricultural properties that have been renovated by both locals and newcomers.

The former elementary school , which operated until 1960, has been completely renovated and considerably expanded; since 1978 it has served as a village community center for various purposes. Bennhausen has a volunteer fire brigade including youth fire brigade , a community development association organizes cultural events, festivals and the fair (3rd weekend in August).

The L 397 runs through the village . In about 3 km to the south-east there is a connection to the A 63 ( Kaiserslautern - Mainz ) at the Göllheim exit . It is around 30 km to Kaiserslautern in a south-westerly direction and around 50 km to Mainz in the north. A disused railway line runs through the town of Dreisen , 4 km away , which is only served by the Zellertal Railway in the summer months on weekends . The nearest regular train stations are in Kirchheimbolanden with connections to Alzey and Mainz, as well as in Winnweiler with connections to Kaiserslautern and Bad Kreuznach .

In the competition of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate "Our village has a future" in 2017 in the regional decision for the Neustadt / Weinstr. 3rd place in the main group.

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Bennhausen

literature

• Reinhold Huy (plus editorial team): From the farm to the village: Bennhausen. A place writes history . Ed .: Bennhausen community. ISBN 978-3-926306-60-9 (Ortschronik).
• Literature about Bennhausen in the Rhineland-Palatinate state bibliography

Web links

Commons : Bennhausen  - Collection of Images

• Local community Bennhausen on the website of the association community Kirchheimbolanden

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ^ Statistical yearbook for the department of Donnersberg , 1811, p. 279 ( Google Books )
3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
4. ^ The regional returning officer RLP: Municipal council election 2019 Bennhausen. Accessed August 31, 2019 . 
5. ^ The regional returning officer RLP: direct elections 2019. see Kirchheimbolanden, Verbandsgemeinde, first line of results. Accessed August 31, 2019 . 
6. ^ List of former mayors of the Bennhausen community. Verbandsgemeinde Kirchheimbolanden, archived from the original on June 7, 2017 ; accessed on January 17, 2018 .