Breitenheim

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 49 ° 42 '  N , 7 ° 38'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Bad Kreuznach
Association municipality :	Nahe-Glan
Height :	165 m above sea level NHN
Area :	5.69 km 2
Residents:	391 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	69 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	55592
Area code :	06753
License plate :	KH
Community key :	07 1 33 017
Association administration address:	Obertor 13 55590 Meisenheim, Germany
Website :	www.breitenheim.de
Local Mayor :	Michael Westenberger
Location of the local community Breitenheim in the Bad Kreuznach district

Breitenheim is a municipality in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Nahe-Glan .

geography

The street village is located in the northern Palatinate mountains in a side valley of the Glan . In the north-east is Meisenheim , in the southeast Odenbach , west Jeckenbach and north is Desloch .

The Lacher Hof residential area also belongs to Breitenheim .

climate

The annual precipitation is 747 mm. The precipitation is in the middle third of the values ​​recorded in Germany. Lower values ​​are registered at 51% of the measuring stations of the German Weather Service . The driest month is February, with most rainfall in June. In June there is 1.6 times more rainfall than in February. The precipitation hardly varies and is very evenly distributed over the year. Lower seasonal fluctuations are recorded at only 7% of the measuring stations .

history

In 1387, Breitenheim belonged to the County of Veldenz . From 1444 it belonged to Pfalz-Zweibrücken . From 1816 to 1866 it belonged to the Oberamt Meisenheim of the Landgraviate of Hessen-Homburg and came with this to Prussia in 1866 .

In 1997 a villa rustica was discovered west of Breitenheim , which allows conclusions to be drawn about Roman settlement in Breitenheim.

politics

Municipal council

The local council in Breitenheim consists of eight 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

The local mayor is Michael Westenberger. In the local elections on May 26, 2019, he was elected with 89.92% of the vote and is the successor of Reiner Hill, who was no longer running.

coat of arms

	Reasons for the coat of arms: The blue lion in the coat of arms refers to the former belonging to the County of Veldenz. The silver bundle of lictors was found in a grave from Roman times.

Economy and Infrastructure

The federal highway 420 runs to the east . In Staudernheim there is a train station of the Nahe Valley Railway .

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Breitenheim

Web links

Commons : Breitenheim  - Collection of Images

• Website of the local community Breitenheim
• Literature about Breitenheim 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. 15 (PDF; 2.2 MB).
3. ^ The regional returning officer RLP: City council election 2019 Breitenheim. Retrieved September 27, 2019 . 
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: direct elections 2019. see Meisenheim, Verbandsgemeinde, third line of results. Retrieved September 27, 2019 .