Herschweiler-Pettersheim

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Kusel
Association municipality :	Upper Glantal
Height :	274 m above sea level NHN
Area :	7.47 km 2
Residents:	1275 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	171 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	66909
Area code :	06384
License plate :	KUS
Community key :	07 3 36 041
Association administration address:	Rathausstrasse 8 ; 66901 Schönenberg-Kübelberg
Website :	www.herschweiler-pettersheim.de
Local Mayor :	Margot Schillo (FWG)
Location of the local community of Herschweiler-Pettersheim in the Kusel district

Jagdschloss - assembly in today's location

Herschweiler-Pettersheim quarry

Herschweiler-Pettersheim is a municipality in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Upper Glantal .

geography

Herschweiler-Pettersheim is located in the upper Ohmbach valley in the West Palatinate . The Bockhof residential area to the south also belongs to the community.

history

The first written mention of Pettersheim took place in 1387 under the name "Pederßheim". Herschweiler first appears in 1446 with the name "Hirßwylre".

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Herschweiler-Pettersheim consists of 16 council members, who were elected in a personalized proportional representation in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman.

The distribution of seats in the municipal council:

choice	SPD	FWG	total
2019	4th	12	16 seats
2014	7th	9	16 seats
2009	7th	9	16 seats
2004	7th	9	16 seats

FWG = Free Voting Group Herschweiler-Pettersheim e. V.

mayor

Margot Schillo (FWG) became the local mayor of Herschweiler-Pettersheim on August 14, 2019. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, she was elected for five years with a share of 76.59% of the vote.

Former community leaders:

1800–1805 Johann Neuberger
1805–1816 Johann Friederich Limberger
1816–1821 Johannes Wollenweber
1821–1843 Adam Mehl, Langenbach
1843–1853 Jakob Fauß 4., Konken
1853–1881 Georg Morgenstern
1881–1884 Jakob Closs
1884–1890 Ludwig Blind
1890–1919 Peter Müller
1919–1924 Christian Schultheiß
1925–1926 Otto Hollinger
1926–1929 Jakob Rietz
1930–1940 Hermann Theiss
1940–1942 Karl Fell
1942–1943 Friedrich Gerlach
1943–1945 Ernst Häßel
1945–1948 Ludwig Becker
1948–1956 August Karst
1956–1964 Albert Hollinger
1965–1969 August Karst
1969–1972 Karl Fetterroll
1972–1974 Wilhelm Woditsch
1974–1989 Günter Schug
1989-2006 Karl Schmitt
2006–2009 Rüdiger Becker
2009–2019 Klaus Drumm

coat of arms

The following blazon emerges from the “Expert opinion of the Speyer State Archives on the local coat of arms of Herschweiler-Pettersheim” of May 16, 1951 : “In gold on green ground, a jumping, gold-armored , red stag.”

Culture and sights

The most important sights are the foundation walls of a Gallo-Roman Villa Rustica , the remains of the ducal Palatinate-Zweibrückische Schloss Pettersheim and also a disused quarry on the Hühnerkopf, which attracts with beautiful nature and hiking trails.

There is also the Protestant church Herschweiler-Pettersheim in the local community.

Events:

Mention should be made of the Owwerderfer Curb , which takes place on the third weekend in September, as well as the Middelderfer Curb; furthermore the sports festival, the village festival and the Christmas market.

Economy and Infrastructure

In Herschweiler-Pettersheim there is a kindergarten, a primary and secondary school plus and a village community center. The A 62 runs in the northeast . In Glan-Münchweiler there is a train station of the Glantalbahn .

Personalities

Otto Carius (1922–2015), German tank commander
Christian IV (1722–1775), Duke of Pfalz-Zweibrücken

literature

Literature about Herschweiler-Pettersheim in the Rhineland-Palatinate state bibliography

Web links

Commons : Herschweiler-Pettersheim - Collection of images

Individual evidence

↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).

↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2019 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 156 (PDF; 3 MB).

^ Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Municipal elections . Retrieved June 7, 2019 .
↑ Margot Schillo, as mayor of Herschweiler-Pettersheim, relies on togetherness. Die Rheinpfalz, August 18, 2019, accessed on May 6, 2020 .
^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Upper Glantal, Verbandsgemeinde, eleventh line of results. Retrieved May 6, 2020 .

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-RP-1] State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).

[2] State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2019 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 156 (PDF; 3 MB).