Gumbsweiler
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Gumbsweiler
Local parish Sankt Julian
Coordinates: 49 ° 36 ′ 7 ″ N , 7 ° 30 ′ 10 ″ E
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| Height : | 185 m above sea level NHN | |
| Residents : | 498 (Jun 30, 2007) | |
| Incorporation : | 7th June 1969 | |
| Postal code : | 66887 | |
| Area code : | 06387 | |
Location of Gumbsweiler in Rhineland-Palatinate |
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Gumbweiler is a part of the local community of St. Julian in the Rhineland-Palatinate district of Kusel . Until 1969 the place was an independent municipality. However, it does not have legal status as a local district.
location
The place is located in the North Palatinate Uplands directly on the orographically right bank of the Glan . The settlement area of the core town of St. Julian already extends a few 100 meters to the northeast. The hamlet of Schrammenmühle also belongs to Gumbsweiler .
history
From 1798 to 1814 Gumbsweiler was subordinate to the Mairie Hundheim in the French canton of Lauterecken . In 1928 the place had 571 inhabitants, all of whom were Protestant and lived in 94 residential buildings. Gumbsweiler belonged to the Kusel district office until 1939 , before the place was then added to the newly formed Kusel district. In the course of the Rhineland-Palatinate functional and territorial reform, Gumbsweiler was incorporated into Sankt Julian on June 7, 1969.
Culture
Most of the residents have long-lasting traditions. On the annual Midsummer Day it is customary to take a walk through the town and sing along the way. Eggs and wine are also collected. Other local customs include the so-called "Gehansenacht singing" and playing a mandolin . The latter has been practiced in Gumbsweiler especially since the 1960s. From this the Gumbsweiler Mandolin Orchestra developed , which is now well-known across the region. The Gumbsweiler Singing and Music Association also exists on site .
Infrastructure
The federal highway 420 runs through the village . District road 26, which begins in Gumbsweiler, runs exclusively within the municipality of St. Julian Ort . District road 27 also begins on site and runs to Welchweiler .
In 1904 the town was granted mainly by opening strategic reasons built Glan Valley Railway . The station responsible for the community was located in the neighboring town of St Julian, which for this reason was called St. Julian-Gumbweiler until 1912 . In 1985 passenger traffic was stopped. Since then, Lauterecken-Grumbach station on the Lautertalbahn has been the closest train station.
Gumbsweiler, which used to have four mill wheels, has a flour mill from 1546 that is still in operation today. There is also a village inn that was opened in 1888. With the local Protestant church, Gumbsweiler has a cultural monument . At the beginning of the 20th century, Gumbsweiler still had a post office and a Protestant school.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c daten.digitale-sammlungen.de: List of localities for the Free State of Bavaria . Retrieved March 20, 2013 .
- ↑ gov.genealogy.net: Gumbsweiler . Retrieved March 20, 2013 .
- ↑ Official municipality directory 2006 ( Memento from December 22, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) (= State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate [Hrsg.]: Statistical volumes . Volume 393 ). Bad Ems March 2006, p. 195 (PDF; 2.6 MB). Info: An up-to-date directory ( 2016 ) is available, but in the section "Territorial changes - Territorial administrative reform" it does not give any population figures.
- ↑ a b swrde: Gumbsweiler - A portrait of Gabi Keller . Retrieved March 20, 2013 .
- ^ Lively club life in town. Retrieved December 8, 2019 .
