Dienethal

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Rhein-Lahn district
Association municipality :	Bad Ems-Nassau
Height :	150 m above sea level NHN
Area :	1.39 km 2
Residents:	221 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	159 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56379
Area code :	02604
License plate :	EMS, DIZ, GOH
Community key :	07 1 41 027
Association administration address:	Am Adelsheimer Hof 1 ; 56377 Nassau
Website :	www.dienethal.eu
Local Mayor :	Andreas Ritter
Location of the local community Dienethal in the Rhein-Lahn district

Dienethal is a municipality in the Rhein-Lahn district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Bad Ems-Nassau community .

geography

The place is located in the Nassau Nature Park (Nassauer Land) and belongs to the western Hintertaunus . It lies in a side valley of the Lahn . The size of the community is about 1.39 km², of which 0.5 km² is forest on a predominantly steep hillside. Dienethal also includes the Herbelsmühle and Pfaffen-Mühle residential areas .

history

Dienethal was first mentioned in 1330. From 1430 Dienethal belonged to the Sponheim manor of Nievern , which was owned by the Nassau family for a long time . The place came to the Duchy of Nassau in 1806 . Since 1866 part of the Prussian province of Hessen-Nassau , the place came to the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in 1946 .

The population developed as follows in the 19th and 20th centuries: 1843: 131 inhabitants, 1927: 222 inhabitants, 1964: 264 inhabitants.

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Dienethal 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. Until 2009, the council had eight council members.

mayor

The local mayor of Dienethal is Andreas Ritter. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was elected with 88.19% of the vote and is the successor to Manfred Gleim, who did not run again.

Attractions

A church in Dienethal was first mentioned in 1372. Today's small church is characterized by the baroque style in its furnishings . Remains of 14th century frescoes were uncovered in the 1950s.

See also:

Web links

Commons : Dienethal - Collection of Images

Local community Dienethal on the website of the Bad Ems-Nassau community community

Individual evidence

↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).

↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2018 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 43 (PDF; 2.2 MB).

^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Municipal Council Election 2019 Dienethal. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
^ The State Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Bad Ems-Nassau, Verbandsgemeinde, sixth row of results. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-RP-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. 43 (PDF; 2.2 MB).