Gehlweiler

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 49 ° 53 '  N , 7 ° 28'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Rhein-Hunsrück district
Association municipality :	Kirchberg (Hunsrück)
Height :	290 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.5 km 2
Residents:	218 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	48 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	55490
Area code :	06765
License plate :	SIM, GOA
Community key :	07 1 40 040
Association administration address:	Marktplatz 5 55481 Kirchberg (Hunsrück)
Website :	www.gehlweiler.de
Local Mayor :	Kurt Assmann
Location of the local community Gehlweiler in the Rhein-Hunsrück district

Old bakery with a bell tower

Schmiede Simon from the film Heimat by Edgar Reitz

Gehlweiler is a municipality in the Rhein-Hunsrück district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Kirchberg (Hunsrück) community .

Geographical location

Gehlweiler is centrally located in the Hunsrück on the western slope of the Soonwald , opposite the Lützelsoon , the Kellenbach flows through the village.

history

The place is first mentioned in 1317 under the name 'Gelwilre'. He was part of the county of Sponheim . In 1707 Gehlweiler became the property of Baden. With the occupation of the left bank of the Rhine in 1794 by French revolutionary troops , the place became French, in 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna . Since 1946 the place has been part of the newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate . Today's coat of arms is derived from the family coat of arms of the von Koppenstein family .

politics

Municipal council

The council in Gehlweiler 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

Kurt Assmann is the local mayor of Gehlweiler. In the local elections on May 26, 2019, he was confirmed in office with 74.65% of the votes.

coat of arms

Blazon : "Above a shield base divided by gold and blue with three arches in blue and gold chess a red post, topped with a black raven."

Founding of the coat of arms: Gehlweiler belonged to the Koppenstein office, which was temporarily pledged to the knights of Koppenstein. The chess and the raven are part of the coat of arms of the Knights of Koppenstein. After Koppenstein Castle fell into disrepair, the Koppensteiner Amtsschultheiß lived in Gehlweiler. In his seal he used chess and raven in the 18th century. The base of the shield refers to the bridge over the Simmerbach, a quarry stone building with three arches from the 18th century.

Culture and sights

Buildings

One of the sights is the Koppenstein castle ruins , from which one has a good overview of all the neighboring villages (including Gemünden, Rohrbach and Henau).

See also: List of cultural monuments in Gehlweiler

The other home

Gehlweiler gained fame as the location for the film series Heimat by director Edgar Reitz . In 2012 Reitz finished the cinema film Die Andere Heimat . For the shooting, scenery and conversions were built in Gehlweiler with the support of the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Economics , which brought back the time around 1840. At that time, many Hunsrückers emigrated to Brazil ( Riograndensian Hunsrückish is still spoken there today ). This wave of emigration is the main theme of the film. Filming began on April 17, 2012 in Gehlweiler and ended in August of the same year.

Web links

Commons : Gehlweiler  - Collection of Images

• Website of the community of Gehlweiler
• Short portrait with a film about Gehlweiler on SWR television
• Literature about Gehlweiler 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. ↑ Description of the coat of arms Gehlweiler ( Memento of the original from October 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ^ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: City Council Election 2019 Gehlweiler. Retrieved October 7, 2019 . 
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: direct elections 2019. see Kirchberg, Verbandsgemeinde, seventh line of results. Retrieved October 7, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Description of the coat of arms Gehlweiler
6. ↑ Rheinzeitung December 31, 2011
7. ^ Rheinzeitung April 16, 2012