Dietrichingen

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Southwest Palatinate
Association municipality :	Zweibrücken-Land
Height :	245 m above sea level NHN
Area :	9.39 km 2
Residents:	341 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	36 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	66484
Area code :	06338
License plate :	PS , ZW
Community key :	07 3 40 208
Association administration address:	Landauer Strasse 18-20 ; 66482 Zweibrücken
Website :	www.vgzwland.de
Mayoress :	Ulrike Vogelgesang
Location of the local community Dietrichingen in the district of Südwestpfalz

View of Dietrichingen from the south

Dietrichingen is a municipality in the district of Südwestpfalz in Rhineland-Palatinate and a border town with France . It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Zweibrücken-Land , within which it is the fourth smallest local community in terms of population.

geography

Dietrichingen lies directly on the border with France in the Zweibrücker hill country .

Dietrichingen also includes the hamlets and residential areas of Birkwieserhof, Kirschbacherhof , Kirschbachermühle, Klosterwaldhof, Monbijou , Riedelberg Valley, Sandwaldhof, Ziegelhütte and Hochwaldhof. The Hornbach grazes the north-western edge of the settlement; Via the detour of the village ditch, the Ziegelbach flows into this area . Neighboring communities are - clockwise - Contwig , Walshausen , Kleinsteinhausen , Großsteinhausen , Riedelberg , Ohrenthal , Mauschbach and Althornbach .

history

Dietrichingen and Kirschbach were first mentioned in 1295 as Diderichingen and Kuinrisbach . Monbijou was formerly called Leichelbingen and was mentioned in 1258 as Leichelvinga . The territorial affiliation of the settlements always followed Pfalz-Zweibrücken , to which it belonged until the end of the 18th century.

From 1798 to 1814, when the Palatinate was part of the French Republic (until 1804) and then part of the Napoleonic Empire , the place was incorporated into the canton of Neuhornbach . In 1815 the place Austria was added. Just one year later, Dietrichingen moved to the Kingdom of Bavaria . From 1818 the place was part of the Landkommissariat Zweibrücken , which was converted into a district office in 1862.

In 1928 the community had 391 residents who lived in 72 residential buildings. In 1939 Dietrichingen was incorporated into the Zweibrücken district. After the Second World War , the municipality within the French occupation zone became part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate. In the course of the first administrative reform in Rhineland-Palatinate , the district of Zweibrücken was dissolved; As a result, the place moved in 1972 to the district of Pirmasens (from 1997 district of Südwestpfalz ) ; in the same year it also became part of the newly created community of Zweibrücken-Land .

religion

In 1928 there were 344 Protestants, 36 Catholics and 11 who belonged to another religious community. Both the Catholics and the Protestants belonged to the parish of Hornbach at the time.

politics

Municipal council

The council in Dietrichingen consists of eight council members, who in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote were elected, and the volunteer local mayor as chairman.

mayor

Ulrike Vogelgesang became the local mayor of Dietrichingen on July 30, 2019. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, she was able to prevail against the previous incumbent Andrea Henner with a share of the vote of 69.95%. Until 2014 the office was held by Gerd Zahler for 20 years.

coat of arms

	Blazon : "Through a silver oblique left bar, in it three green orchids, divided by black and green, above a golden castle ruin, below a golden horseshoe." It was awarded in 1982 by the Rheinhessen-Pfalz district government .

Culture

Buildings

With the pleasure palace Monbijou , the war memorial functioning as a cemetery gate , a cross-house in the local Bergstrasse and the Kirschbacherhof, there are a total of four objects on site that are listed . The orangery of the former is now only preserved as a ruin. Nearby is a valuable orchid area under the care of the Pollichia . The buildings of the Kirschbacherhof from the 16th century are also outstanding.

nature

There are a total of three natural monuments and the Monbijou nature reserve within the municipal area .

Infrastructure

economy

A few hundred meters outside the village, the Euro-Camp Dietrichingen , a kind of youth hostel, was set up on a former leisure area of the American military . The camp is supervised by the DRK and is mainly used by school classes and youth groups. In Kirschbach, which had already been demoted to a farm in 1591, the ducal porcelain manufacture of Pfalz-Zweibrücken was operated from 1784 to 1786 , although at that time it was already operated by a private tenant.