Grosssteinhausen

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Coat of arms of the local community Großsteinhausen
Grosssteinhausen
Map of Germany, position of the community Großsteinhausen highlighted

Coordinates: 49 ° 11 '  N , 7 ° 27'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Southwest Palatinate
Association municipality : Zweibrücken-Land
Height : 303 m above sea level NHN
Area : 4.84 km 2
Residents: 598 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 124 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 66484
Area code : 06339
License plate : PS , ZW
Community key : 07 3 40 210
Association administration address: Landauer Strasse 18-20
66482 Zweibrücken
Website : www.grosssteinhausen.de
Local Mayor : Volker Schmitt
Location of the local community Großsteinhausen in the district of Südwestpfalz
Darstein Dimbach (Pfalz) Hauenstein (Pfalz) Hinterweidenthal Lug (Pfalz) Schwanheim (Pfalz) Spirkelbach Spirkelbach Wilgartswiesen Wilgartswiesen Clausen Donsieders Leimen (Pfalz) Merzalben Münchweiler an der Rodalb Rodalben Bottenbach Eppenbrunn Hilst Kröppen Kröppen Lemberg (Pfalz) Obersimten Ruppertsweiler Schweix Trulben Vinningen Bobenthal Bruchweiler-Bärenbach Bundenthal Busenberg Dahn Erfweiler Erlenbach bei Dahn Fischbach bei Dahn Hirschthal (Pfalz) Ludwigswinkel Niederschlettenbach Nothweiler Rumbach Schindhard Schönau (Pfalz) Biedershausen Herschberg Hettenhausen (Pfalz) Knopp-Labach Krähenberg Obernheim-Kirchenarnbach Saalstadt Schauerberg Schmitshausen Wallhalben Weselberg Winterbach (Pfalz) Geiselberg Heltersberg Hermersberg Höheinöd Horbach (Pfalz) Schmalenberg Steinalben Waldfischbach-Burgalben Althornbach Battweiler Bechhofen (Pfalz) Contwig Dellfeld Dietrichingen Großbundenbach Großsteinhausen Hornbach Käshofen Kleinbundenbach Kleinsteinhausen Mauschbach Riedelberg Rosenkopf Walshausen Wiesbach (Pfalz) Höheischweiler Höhfröschen Maßweiler Nünschweiler Petersberg (Pfalz) Reifenberg Rieschweiler-Mühlbach Thaleischweiler-Fröschen Pirmasens Zweibrücken Saarland Saarland Frankreich Landkreis Südliche Weinstraße Kaiserslautern Landkreis Kaiserslautern Landkreis Kaiserslautern Landkreis Kusel Landau in der Pfalz Landkreis Bad Dürkheimmap
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View from the west of Großsteinhausen

Großsteinhausen is a municipality in the Südwestpfalz district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Zweibrücken-Land .

geography

The community Großsteinhausen is located near the French border between the independent cities of Zweibrücken and Pirmasens . To the west of it is the local community of Dietrichingen , to the northeast Kleinsteinhausen and south of Riedelberg .

history

Großsteinhausen was first mentioned in a document in 1250. There, Count Reinhard von Blieskastel , Herr zu Bitsch, settles an inheritance dispute between the brothers Johannes, Hesso, Reinhard and Otto von Steinhausen and the Abbot of Stürzelbronn. Seven years later, in 1257, a deed of donation points to the old church of Großsteinhausen, when Abbot Hugo von Hornbach bequeathed the church square to the Stürzelbronn monastery . The Cyriacus Chapel was written records show already completed 1264th The vicar von Walschbronn held weekly church services here. The old church was torn down to its foundations in the middle of the last century.

Großsteinhausen and Kleinsteinhausen belonged to the Duchy of Lorraine . Lieutenants were the lords of Ettendorf , an Alsatian aristocratic family who had their seat at Hohenfels Castle near Neunhofen. In 1362 Reinhold von Ettendorf pledged the village to Count Walram von Zweibrücken and Boemund von Ettendorf did the same in 1385, who gave half of his fiefs to nobleman Albrecht von Zweibrücken as a pledge. The knightly family of Ettendorfer died out in 1413.

Großsteinhausen fell to the dukes of Pfalz-Zweibrücken , who at times lent the village to Zweibrücker Burgmanns and noble families. Thus Großsteinhausen was assigned to the Nünschweilerhof in the Oberamt Zweibrücken. In the 18th century the place received its own mayor's office . In 1798 it became the mayor's office , together with Kleinsteinhausen and Riedelberg.

In 1905 Groß- und Kleinsteinhausen were still united in one office and, especially after the Second World War, neighboring towns were also administered. When it was integrated into the Zweibrücken-Land association in 1972, the mayor's office was dissolved.

Monastery mill

The Großsteinhausen mill, first mentioned in 1485 as the Hornbacher Klostermühle in the Trualbe Valley, also belongs to Großsteinhausen. There is the Großsteinhauserhof, which was built in the Second World War and is considered a relic of the so-called Reichserbhof program and is still referred to as the “Erbhof” today.

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Großsteinhausen 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

Volker Schmitt (FDP) became the mayor of Großsteinhausen in 2004. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was confirmed in his office for a further five years with a share of the vote of 75.79%. Volker Schmitt's predecessor was Klaus Freyler.

coat of arms

Grosssteinhausen coat of arms
 Blazon : “Square of gold and red, in field 1 ( top right ) a continuous, black St. Andrew's cross, in 2 a golden quarry stone church with a bell tower attached to the left and a roof equipped with a cross, in 3 a silver plow and in 4 a red eagle with blue arms and wings . "
Justification of the coat of arms: The continuous black St. Andrew's cross in gold and the red eagle in gold come from the coat of arms of the lords of Ettendorf, who ruled there in the 13th and 14th centuries.

It was awarded in 1982 by the Rheinhessen-Pfalz district government .

Culture and sights

There are nine clubs in the community and several hiking trails around the village.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Großsteinhausen

Economy and Infrastructure

The L 478 runs through Großsteinhausen . There is a connection to long-distance traffic via the nearby Walshausen driveway of the A 8 . There is a village shop, a butcher, a doctor and two parishes as well as a restaurant (sports center), a car workshop, three heating and installation companies and many other small trades. Hiking trails surround the place, which offer a good all-round view due to the high location. As a residential community, Großsteinhausen has developed well in recent decades. A building area for those willing to build is available.

Success in the competition "Our village has a future"

  • 1994 District decision main class 3rd place.
  • 1995 District decision special class 4th place.
  • 1996 District decision special class 4th place.
  • 1997 District decision special class 1st place and in the district decision 5th place, participation in the state decision.
  • 1999 District decision special class 2nd place and participation in the district decision.
  • 2001 District decision special class 1st place.
  • 2002 District decision special class 1st place and participation in the district decision.
  • 2005 District decision special class 2nd place and participation in the district decision.
  • 2006 District decision special class 2nd place and participation in the district decision.
  • 2008 District decision special class 1st place and participation in the district decision.

Web links

Commons : Großsteinhausen  - collection of images

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
  3. ↑ Großsteinhausen's mayor Volker Schmitt turns 50 today. Pfälzischer Merkur, March 14, 2014, accessed on March 24, 2020 .
  4. ^ The State Returning Officer of Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Zweibrücken-Land, Verbandsgemeinde, eighth line of results. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .