Damscheid

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	Coordinates: 50 ° 6 ′  N , 7 ° 41 ′  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Rhein-Hunsrück district
Association municipality :	Hunsrück-Middle Rhine
Height :	340 m above sea level NHN
Area :	15.1 km 2
Residents:	654 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	43 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	55432
Area code :	06744
License plate :	SIM, GOA
Community key :	07 1 40 025
Association administration address:	Rathausstrasse 6 55430 Oberwesel
Website :	www.damscheid.de
Local Mayor :	Peter Kuhn
Location of the local community Damscheid in the Rhein-Hunsrück district

Damscheid is a municipality in the Hunsrück in the Rhein-Hunsrück district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Hunsrück-Mittelrhein community .

geography

The village lies on a narrow ridge (330 m high above sea level), which is bordered in the north by the Niederbach and in the south by the Engehöller valley. A wide forest belt in the west forms the connection between the Damscheider Land and the Hunsrück plateau.

history

The village was first mentioned in a document in 1256. The oldest and at the same time most striking building is the massive, angular church tower with its pointed helmet. It proves that Damscheid played a role in the power-political structure of the Hunsrück long before it was first mentioned in a document. It used to be a defense tower and, according to experts, was built between 1130 and 1150. Loopholes, some of which can still be seen today, prove that the tower was used for defense in the Middle Ages. Damscheid was under the rule of Kurtrier . After the occupation of the Left Bank of the Rhine by French revolutionary troops (1794), the place became French and from 1798 to 1814 belonged to the canton of Bacharach in the Rhine-Mosel department . In 1815 the region 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 . In 2006 Damscheid celebrated its 750th birthday.

politics

Municipal council

The local council in Damscheid 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

Peter Kuhn became the local mayor of Damscheid on January 1, 2020. Since there was no candidate in the direct election on May 26, 2019, the election was carried out by the council in accordance with the municipal regulations. He unanimously elected Kuhn into office on December 5, 2019.

Kuhn's predecessor Christian Stahl resigned as local mayor on June 30, 2019. Until the successor took office, the official business was led by First Alderman Achim Vogel.

coat of arms

	The coat of arms shows a striking green spruce on a white background.
	Foundation for the coat of arms: The symbol for one of the most densely wooded communities in the Rhein-Hunsrück district. The grate on the left represents St. Laurence.

Economy and Infrastructure

Business

Damscheid was shaped by viticulture. There are still a few winemakers in Damscheid, but fewer and fewer. Some craft businesses, such as roofers or plumbing companies, are at home in Damscheid.

tourism

Damscheid has interesting hiking opportunities due to its location between the Rhine Valley and the wooded heights of the Hunsrück. Well-marked hiking trails lead from the cultural landscape of the Middle Rhine Valley with its vineyards to the meadows and forests on the western edge of Damscheid.

Sons of the community

• Walter Gorges (1922–1971), politician (SPD), member of the state parliament in Rhineland-Palatinate
• Friedel Muders (* 1953), record producer and designer of record and CD covers

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Damscheid

Web links

Commons : Damscheid  - Collection of Images

• Internet presence of the local community Damscheid
• Historical information about Damscheid at regionalgeschichte.net
• Literature about Damscheid 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. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections. Retrieved July 30, 2019 . 
3. ↑ New local director in Damscheid: Peter Kuhn elected mayor. Rhein-Hunsrück-Zeitung, December 10, 2019, accessed on July 9, 2020 . 
4. ^ Successful residents' meeting of the local community in Damscheid. In: Hunsrück-Mittelrhein Nachrichten, issue 5/2020 Emmelshausen. Linus Wittich Medien GmbH, accessed on July 9, 2020 .