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	Coordinates: 49 ° 47 '  N , 7 ° 20'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Birch field
Association municipality :	Herrstein-Rhaunen
Height :	320 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.79 km 2
Residents:	823 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	172 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	55756
Area code :	06785
License plate :	BIR
Community key :	07 1 34 039
Association administration address:	Brühlstrasse 16 55756 Herrstein
Website :	herrstein.de
Local Mayor :	Eberhard Weber
Location of the Herrstein parish in the Birkenfeld district

View of Herrstein

Herrstein on the Deutsche Edelsteinstrasse in Naheland is a municipality in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate and the administrative seat of the Herrstein-Rhaunen community . According to state planning, Herrstein is designated as the basic center.

geography

Herrstein is located in the Hunsrück south of the Idarwald , the Fischbach flows through the village.

The Lindenhof, Steinäckerhof and Walkmühle residential areas also belong to Herrstein .

history

Herrstein Castle (Heresteyn) was first mentioned in a document in 1279. The castle and town belonged to the rear county of Sponheim . The place was then administered from the neighboring Niederwörresbach. With a shift in focus, the importance of Herrstein grew, as it became the seat of a local senior bailiff. In 1428 the town was granted town and market rights, but individual labor services and the obligation of the citizens to maintain the town wall remained. The town charter was lost in 1792 after the occupation by Napoleonic troops, but the function as the administrative seat has continued to this day. Most of the city wall was torn down and the place was able to develop around its core.

A major restoration campaign in the 1970s uncovered the half-timbered houses in the historic town center, which were plastered or clad with slate (partly with asbestos panels). The result was an ensemble of a medieval market town .

The residents of Herrstein are nicknamed Hankel .

Population development

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

year Residents 1815 462 1835 549 1871 629 1905 508 1939 635 1950 711 1961 771

year Residents 1970 790 1987 770 1997 939 2005 865 2011 853 2017 825 2019 823

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Herrstein 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

Eberhard Weber became the local mayor of Herrstein in 2014. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was confirmed in his office for another five years with a share of 79.45% of the votes.

Weber's predecessors as local mayor were Reiner Schäfer (2009–2014) and Walter Teusch (1999–2009).

Culture and sights

Museums

• Museum of local history

Buildings

Historic town center and Schinderhannesturm

In 1798 the robber Johannes Bückler , known as Schinderhannes , was imprisoned in the Herrsteiner Schinderhannesturm for one night . In addition to the castle church, the castle and the clock tower, there are also narrow streets with numerous half-timbered houses .

See also : List of cultural monuments in Herrstein

Regular events

• On the second weekend in July, the barn festival takes place as a replacement for the earlier fun fair with duck races in Fischbach.
• On the second weekend in September, the Schinderhannes robber festival takes place in the historic town center. In addition, the Schinderhannesturm and the church are open for the Open Monument Day this weekend .
• On the first weekend in November, the Martini market takes place, followed by a Saint Martin parade . On Saturday there will be a Martinirock concert in the gym .

Economy and Infrastructure

Business

In the regional initiative "HerWerz" of the villages Niederwörresbach ('Werzbach') and Herrstein ('Herrschde') 25 traders , freelancers and craftsmen have come together to strengthen the attractiveness and diversity of the economic region. Are represented, among others, horticulture , Chimney technology, gastronomy , butchery and medical professions .

Effgen-Schleiftechnik is one of the largest grinding companies in EdelSteinLand . In 2020 the company will have two locations and produce with more than 450 employees for 7,000 customers. The company won the innovation award for an inertial navigation system in 2019 .

Public facilities

The daycare center, which opened in 1973, is located on the outskirts and next to the VG site.

education

The students from grades 8 to 13 of the IGS Herrstein-Rhaunen Magister Laukhard are accommodated in Herrstein. The school is located on the old site of the former Fischbachtal primary school .

tourism

Herrstein is located on the German Gemstone Road and in Gemstone Country .

The place is the starting point of the 14th stage of the Saar-Hunsrück-Steig and the Medieval Path .

Personalities

• Count Heinrich II. Von Sponheim (between 1292 and 1295–1323), the younger, husband of Loretta von Sponheim, lived at Herrstein Castle
• Loretta von Sponheim (1300–1346), wife of Count Heinrich II. Von Sponheim, lived at Herrstein Castle

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  clock tower

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  Bell tower

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  Hankelbrunnen and half-timbered houses

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  Half-timbered house in the center of the village

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  Half-timbered house

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  slate-clad house

literature

• Alexander Thon, Stefan Ulrich, Achim Wendt: "... where a mighty tower stubbornly looks down" - castles in the Hunsrück and on the Nahe . 1st edition. Schnell und Steiner publishing house, Regensburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-7954-2493-0 , pp. 82–85 (on Herrstein Castle).

Web links

Commons : Herrstein  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the Herrstein parish
• Local community Herrstein on the website of the Verbandsgemeinde Herrstein-Rhaunen
• Literature about Herrstein 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. ^ ^{A b} State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate: My village, my city. Retrieved January 28, 2020 . 
3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2020. S. 29 (PDF; 1 MB).
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections.
5. ↑ Andreas Nitsch: Mayor? Quartet in VG Herrstein is by no means thinking of quitting. Eberhard Weber. In: Nahe newspaper. Mittelrhein-Verlag GmbH, Koblenz, February 21, 2019, accessed on August 22, 2020 . 
6. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Herrstein-Rhaunen, Verbandsgemeinde, 18th line of results. Retrieved August 22, 2020 . 
7. ^ History. Directory of mayors from 1958 to the present day. Herrstein parish, accessed on August 22, 2020 . 
8. ^ Museum - Herrstein. Retrieved April 19, 2020 . 
9. ↑ Schinderhannes Robber Festival - Herrstein. Retrieved April 19, 2020 . 
10. ↑ Martinimarkt - Herrstein. Retrieved April 19, 2020 . 
11. ↑ Trade - Herrstein. Retrieved April 19, 2020 . 
12. ↑ Innovation award 2019 for Günter Effgen GmbH from Herrstein. Retrieved April 19, 2020 . 
13. ↑ Gem Land. Tourist Information EdelSteinLand, accessed on April 20, 2020 . 
14. ↑ Description of the 14th stage Saar-Hunsrück-Steig
15. ↑ Medieval Path - Herrstein. Retrieved April 19, 2020 .