Konfeld
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Konfeld
Community Weiskirchen
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| Height : | 366 (345–404) m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 2.41 km² | |
| Residents : | 1114 | |
| Population density : | 462 inhabitants / km² | |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1974 | |
| Postal code : | 66709 | |
| Area code : | 06876 | |
Location of Konfeld in Saarland |
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Konfeld is a district of the municipality Weiskirchen in the Merzig-Wadern district ( Saarland ). Until May 15, 1936 the official spelling was "Confeld". Until the end of 1973 Konfeld was an independent municipality.
geography
Konfeld is located in the Black Forest high forest in the Saar-Hunsrück nature park . State road 365 runs through the village .
history
The village was first mentioned in a document in 1237 in a confirmation from Archbishop Theodoric II of Trier . The current church was built between 1854 and 1857. The hall church is entered in the monuments list of the community. The previous building was destroyed by fire in 1852.
After the Second World War , Konfeld became part of the French occupation zone in July 1945 . On July 18, 1946, the French military government under General Kœnig issued the “ Order regarding the connection of municipalities to the administration of the Saar area”. Since then Konfeld has belonged to the separated Saarland .
As part of the regional and administrative reform in Saarland , the previously independent municipality of Konfeld was assigned to the then newly formed municipality of Weiskirchen on January 1, 1974 and has been a local part and municipality since then.
Infrastructure
There is a kindergarten and a primary school in the village .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics of the German Reich, Volume 450: Official municipality directory for the German Reich, Part I, Berlin 1939; Page 268
- ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 805 .