Langenthal (Hunsrück)

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 49 ° 50 '  N , 7 ° 34'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Bad Kreuznach
Association municipality :	Nahe-Glan
Height :	230 m above sea level NHN
Area :	2.71 km 2
Residents:	97 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	36 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	55569
Area code :	06754
License plate :	KH
Community key :	07 1 33 055
Association administration address:	Marktplatz 11 55566 Bad Sobernheim
Website :	www.bad-sobernheim.de
Local Mayor :	Diethelm Stallmann
Location of the local community Langenthal in the Bad Kreuznach district

Langenthal is a municipality in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Nahe-Glan .

geography

The place is in the Hoxbach and Gaulsbachtal , a side valley of the Nahe . In the north-west is Seesbach , in the north-east is the deserted horse field , in the east is Auen and to the south is Monzingen .

history

Langenthal was first mentioned in a document in 1322.

Statistics on population development

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

year Residents 1815 97 1835 167 1871 185 1905 151 1939 121

year Residents 1950 127 1961 123 1970 125 1987 116 2005 101

politics

Municipal council

The local council in Langenthal 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 local mayor is Diethelm Stallmann. Since there was no candidate for the local election on May 26, 2019, he subsequently declared himself ready to hold the office for another term and was confirmed by the local council.

coat of arms

	Blazon : "In the shield in red a silver sloping bar, accompanied by a silver six-spoke wheel at the front and a silver chapel at the back."
	Reasons for the coat of arms: The wavy bar symbolizes Hoxbach and Gaulsbach. The chapel refers to the village church from the 15th century. The Mainz wheel was adopted from the Monzingen coat of arms.

Economy and Infrastructure

The federal highway 41 runs in the south . In Monzingen there is a train station on the Bingen – Saarbrücken line . There is a bus connection to and from Bad Sobernheim.

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Langenthal

Web links

Commons : Langenthal  - Collection of Images

• Local community Langenthal on the website of the Verbandsgemeinde Bad Sobernheim
• Literature about Langenthal 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. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
3. ^ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: Local council election 2019 Langenthal. Retrieved September 20, 2019 . 
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: direct elections 2019. see Bad Sobernheim, Verbandsgemeinde, sixth line of results. Retrieved September 20, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Axel John: Urgently wanted mayor after the local elections. SWR Aktuell RLP, June 21, 2019, accessed on September 20, 2019 .