Blankenborn

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Blankenborn
Coordinates: 49 ° 7 '47 "  N , 7 ° 57' 23"  E
Height : 270 m above sea level NHN
Area : 1.72 km²
Residents : 201  (Jun 30, 2007)
Population density : 117 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : March 20, 1971
Postal code : 76887
Area code : 06343
Catholic Church in Blankenborn
Catholic Church in Blankenborn

Blankenborn is a district and a district of Bad Bergzabern in the Südliche Weinstrasse district in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate . Until 1971 it was an independent community.

geography

location

The village of Blankenborn is in Wasgau , as the southern part of the Palatinate Forest and the adjoining northern part of the Vosges are also called, in the so-called Blankenborn basin . This belongs to the Abtswald. The place is away from the core town of Bad Bergzabern, which is five kilometers further southeast. The former parish had an area of ​​172.06  hectares .

Elevations and waters

The place is at the southern foot of the 487 meter high Abtskopfs . The 401  m above sea level extends southeast NHN high Querenberg . The Blankenborn valley is traversed by the Anbach , which in its lower reaches forms the boundary to Birkenhördt.

history

Blankenborn was first mentioned in a document in 1304. Until the end of the 18th century, the community belonged to the Electoral Palatinate ; within this it was subordinate to the Oberamt Germersheim as well as the Klingenmünster monastery and the Pleisweiler winery .

From 1798 to 1814, when the Palatinate was part of the French Republic (until 1804) and then part of the Napoleonic Empire , Blankenborn was incorporated into the canton of Annweiler and was subordinate to the Mairie Birkenhördt . In 1815 the community had a total of 114 inhabitants. In the same year, Austria was struck. Just one year later, the place changed to the Kingdom of Bavaria . From 1817 Blankenborn belonged to the canton of Bergzabern . From 1818 to 1862 the community was part of the Bergzabern Land Commissioner , which was then converted into a district office.

In 1939 the place was incorporated into the Bergzabern district. After the Second World War , the municipality within the French occupation zone became part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate. During the first Rhineland-Palatinate administrative reform changed the place on 7 June 1969 in the newly created district Landau-Bad Bergzabern, in 1978 in South County Wine Trail is renamed . The previously independent community of Blankenborn with 162 inhabitants at that time was incorporated into the town of Bad Bergzabern on March 20, 1971.

religion

One of the Catholic and thus denominational cemeteries in the Diocese of Speyer is located in Blankenborn .

politics

The district of Blankenborn is the only district in the city of Bad Bergzabern and has its own local advisory board and a local councilor .

The town council consists of three members in the municipal election held on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote were elected, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Markus Johannes Hirsch became Mayor of Blankenborn on September 4, 2019. Since there were no applicants in the direct election on May 26, 2019, the election was made by the local advisory board. His predecessors were Michael Nauth (term 2009–2019) and Bernhard Hülswitt (1999–2009).

Culture and sport

Cultural monuments

Are located on site a total of four properties under conservation are, including in the village center located, built in 1765 Church St. Bartholomew with a Baroque organ by Franz Bernhard Ignatius Seuffert .

societies

A table tennis club is located in the village.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The circuit road 12 connect Blankenborn to the road network; There is no through traffic. The place is also connected to the local transport network via bus line 525 of the Rhein-Neckar transport association , which runs from Bad Bergzabern to Annweiler am Trifels . To operate the location, a stub drive is undertaken. The closest train stop is Bad Bergzabern .

tourism

The place is surrounded by hiking trails. The western edge of the area is touched by one marked with a blue cross .

Personalities

  • Heinrich Cramer (1866–1927), government director, highest Palatinate forest official

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Localities directory for the Free State of Bavaria, according to d. Census from June 16, 1925 and territorial status from January 1, 1928, Munich, 1928. In: daten.digitale-sammlungen.de. 1928, Retrieved June 8, 2019 .
  2. Official municipality directory 2006 ( Memento from December 22, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) (= State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate [Hrsg.]: Statistical volumes . Volume 393 ). Bad Ems March 2006, p. 169 (PDF; 2.6 MB). Info: An up-to-date directory ( 2016 ) is available, but in the section "Territorial changes - Territorial administrative reform" it does not give any population figures.  
  3. Main statutes of the city of Bad Bergzabern. (PDF) § 2. City of Bad Bergzabern, June 28, 2019, accessed on April 19, 2020 .
  4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: Local Advisory Council election 2019 Blankenborn. Retrieved April 19, 2020 .
  5. 2nd meeting of the Blankenborn local advisory board, invitation. In: Südpfalz Kurier - Official part. Linus Wittich Medien GmbH, edition 35/2019, accessed on April 19, 2020 .
  6. Official announcement about the convening of a replacement person in the Blankenborn local council. Successor for new mayor Hirsch. In: Südpfalz Kurier - Official part. Linus Wittich Medien GmbH, issue 39/2019, accessed on April 19, 2020 .
  7. ^ The State Returning Officer for Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Bad Bergzabern, Verbandsgemeinde, second line of results. Retrieved April 19, 2020 .
  8. Personal details: Michael Nauth. Die Rheinpfalz, March 18, 2017, accessed on April 19, 2020 .
  9. ↑ A splendid New Year's reception in Bad Bergzabern. Badge of honor from the city to Bernhard Hülswitt. In: Pfalz-Express.de. Ahme Licht Verlag GbR, January 15, 2017, accessed on April 19, 2020 .