Henau (Hunsrück)

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	Coordinates: 49 ° 52 '  N , 7 ° 30'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Rhein-Hunsrück district
Association municipality :	Kirchberg (Hunsrück)
Height :	400 m above sea level NHN
Area :	6.7 km 2
Residents:	146 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	22 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	55490
Area code :	06765
License plate :	SIM, GOA
Community key :	07 1 40 050
Association administration address:	Marktplatz 5 55481 Kirchberg (Hunsrück)
Website :	www.kirchberg-hunsrueck.de
Local Mayor :	vacant
Location of the local community Henau in the Rhein-Hunsrück district

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

geography

Henau is located in the Hunsrück at an altitude of 400 meters on the western edge of the Soonwald above the Kellenbach .

history

It was first mentioned in a document in 1316. The Koppenstein castle ruins located in the community area had city rights from 1330, but fell into disrepair from the 16th century. 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 then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate .

politics

Municipal council

The local council in Henau consists of six 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

The position of mayor is currently vacant.

coat of arms

Blazon : “Divided; above in green a striding, looking, red armored and tongued silver leoparded lion, below sheathed in blue and gold, covered with a silver buckle, set with red precious stones. "

Justification of the coat of arms: The silver leoparded lion refers to the coat of arms of the Knights of Steinkallenfels , who owned property in Henau as early as the 12th century. It is also reminiscent of the Knights of Kellenbach, who belong to the descendants of the Steinkallenfelsers and who became co-owners of the Kellenbach High Court in the 13th century, including Henau. The chess in the lower half of the shield is reminiscent of the Counts of Sponheim . They were the owners of Koppenstein Castle, located in the Henau district, and had a share in the Kellenbach court. The buckle refers to the von Schmidtburg knight dynasty , also a partner in the high court of Kellenbach and later owner of the Koppenstein.

Economy and Infrastructure

The formerly dominant agriculture has almost completely disappeared, a large farm cultivates almost all areas. Above the village there is a large open pit quartzite mine .

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Henau

Web links

Commons : Henau  - Collection of Images

• Local community Henau on the website of the Kirchberg (Hunsrück) community
• Literature about Henau 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. ^ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: City Council Election 2019 Henau. Retrieved October 7, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Henau coat of arms description