Eichenbach

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Eichenbach (disambiguation) .

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 50 ° 26 '  N , 6 ° 49'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Ahrweiler
Association municipality :	Adenau
Height :	380 m above sea level NHN
Area :	5.02 km 2
Residents:	76 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	15 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	53533
Area code :	02694
License plate :	AW
Community key :	07 1 31 021
Community structure:	2 districts
Association administration address:	Kirchstrasse 15 53518 Adenau
Website :	www.eichenbach.de
Local Mayor :	Heinz Stollenwerk
Location of the local community Eichenbach in the Ahrweiler district

Eichenbach is a municipality in the Ahrweiler district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Adenau community .

geography

The place is in the central area of ​​the Eifel in a side valley of the Ahr . Eichenbach is surrounded by an extensive forest area. The area is drained by the Eichenbach and Dreisbach streams .

The community is divided into the districts of Eichenbach and Frohnhofen. The latter is west of the main town.

history

Until the end of the 18th century Eichenbach belonged to the Duchy of Arenberg .

In 1794 French revolutionary troops occupied the left bank of the Rhine . Under French administration, Eichenbach belonged to the canton of Adenau , which was assigned to the Rhine-Moselle department . After the treaties concluded at the Congress of Vienna , the region, including Eichenbach, became part of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815 . Eichenbach and Fronhofen have only been independent since 1839, before the hamlets of Eichenbach, Fronhofen and Ohlenhard belonged to the municipality of Wershofen . The municipality of Eichenbach belonged to the Aremberg mayor's office in the Adenau district , which was part of the Coblenz administrative district and the Rhine province . In 1932, the Adenau district was dissolved and the Eichenbach community was assigned to the Ahrweiler district . The municipality has belonged to the state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 1946 and to the Adenau association since 1970 .

Cultural monuments

See also : List of cultural monuments in Eichenbach

Population development

The development of the population of the community Eichenbach, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:

year Residents 1815 92 1835 93 1871 75 1905 66 1939 75 1950 80 1961 69

year Residents 1970 60 1987 53 1997 62 2005 67 2011 71 2017 72

Population development of Eichenbach from 1815 to 2017 according to the table below

politics

Municipal council

The council in Oak Brook consists of six council members, who in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote were elected, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

mayor

Heinz Stollenwerk is the local mayor of Eichenbach. Since there was no candidate for the direct election on May 26, 2019, the upcoming election of the mayor was incumbent on the council in accordance with municipal regulations. He confirmed Stollenwerk in his office on July 8, 2019.

Web links

Commons : Eichenbach  - Collection of Images

• Local community Eichenbach
• Local portrait with a film by SWR
• Literature about Eichenbach 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 2019 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 6 (PDF; 3 MB).
3. ^ The government district of Coblenz according to its location, limitation, size, population ... , Coblenz: Pauli, 1817 p. 55.
4. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
5. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
6. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Adenau, Verbandsgemeinde, eighth line of results. Retrieved August 7, 2020 .