Benzweiler

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 50 ° 1 '  N , 7 ° 36'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Rhein-Hunsrück district
Association municipality :	Simmern-Rheinböllen
Height :	389 m above sea level NHN
Area :	3.19 km 2
Residents:	210 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	66 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	55494
Area code :	06766
License plate :	SIM, GOA
Community key :	07 1 40 011
Association administration address:	Am Markt 1 55494 Rheinböllen
Website :	www.benzweiler.de
Local Mayor :	Hans-Joachim Kunz
Location of the local community Benzweiler in the Rhein-Hunsrück district

Benzweiler from the south-east

Benzweiler is a municipality in the Rhein-Hunsrück district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Simmern-Rheinböllen community .

geography

Benzweiler is located northwest of Rheinböllen on the Hunsrück . The Antoniushof and Hubertushof residential areas also belong to the community .

history

Six barrows northeast of the village suggest a Celtic settlement. With the occupation of the left bank of the Rhine in 1794 by French revolutionary troops , the place became French, in 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna . Since 1946 the place has been part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

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

year Residents 1815 126 1835 178 1871 193 1905 194 1939 169

year Residents 1950 178 1961 156 1970 168 1987 176 2005 209

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Benzweiler 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

Local mayor is Hans-Joachim Kunz. In the local elections on May 26, 2019, he was confirmed in his office with 85.83% of the votes.

coat of arms

Blazon : “Shield divided : above in black a red-armored golden rooster ; below in silver , covered with a black label, above a golden glaze wheel with a blue gemstone on the hub. " With a document dated April 19, 1982, the local community of Benzweiler was granted permission by the district government in Koblenz to use a coat of arms.

Foundation of the coat of arms: The community of Benzweiler has had the rooster as a local symbol since the 17th century. The golden Glevenrad refers to the previous owners and landlords of the village, the lords of Schönburg on Wesel . In the 15th century, they sold their property to the Count Palatine near Rhine, who incorporated the town into the Duchy of Simmern . Belonging to the Palatinate is represented by the colors black and gold.

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Benzweiler

Web links

Commons : Benzweiler  - Collection of Images

• Internet presence of the community of Benzweiler
• Literature about Benzweiler in the Rhineland-Palatinate state bibliography

Individual evidence

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 2018 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 38 (PDF; 2.2 MB).
3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data.
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: City Council Election 2019 Benzweiler. Retrieved October 4, 2019 . 
5. ^ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: direct elections 2019. see Simmern-Rheinböllen, Verbandsgemeinde, fifth line of results. Retrieved October 4, 2019 . 
6. ^ Coat of arms of the local community Benzweiler on the homepage of the local community.