Territorial reforms in Rhineland-Palatinate
Various regional reforms have been carried out in Rhineland-Palatinate since the state was founded . The focus is between 1969 and 1974, but there were also changes at the community level in the 1990s, with mostly smaller towns becoming independent. This article summarizes these territorial reforms that affected the cities and municipalities, the municipalities, the rural districts and the administrative districts.
First change phase (1967 to 1979)
Administrative districts
On June 7, 1969, the Montabaur administrative region was dissolved and incorporated into the Koblenz administrative region . On the same day, the administrative districts of Pfalz and Rheinhessen were merged to form the new administrative district of Rheinhessen-Pfalz . The Trier administrative district remained almost unchanged. On January 1, 2000, all administrative districts were finally dissolved.
Association municipalities
In the administrative districts of Koblenz and Trier , which were formerly part of the Rhine province , the offices that had arisen from the Prussian mayor's offices existed since 1927 , in which several independent municipalities were administratively amalgamated. The other districts, which were formerly Hessian or Bavarian, did not know anything like that.
The association communities were created as part of the functional and territorial reform . For this purpose, the 132 offices in the administrative districts of Koblenz and Trier were converted into association communities on October 1, 1968. In the other administrative districts there were initially voluntary amalgamations until December 31, 1971, which resulted in the associations of Altenglan , Dudenhofen , Grünstadt-Land , Hahnstätten , Hochspeyer , Höhr-Grenzhausen , Kirchheimbolanden , Kusel , Landstuhl , Lauterecken , Offenbach an der Queich , Otterbach , Otterberg , Ramstein-Miesenbach , Ransbach-Baumbach , Rodalben , Schönenberg-Kübelberg , Waldmohr , Wirges and Wolfstein . The other municipalities were formed by two state laws on April 22, 1972, and some of the existing municipalities were also changed.
Changes at the county level
Ahrweiler district
The Ahrweiler district remained almost unchanged. On November 7, 1970, it was expanded to include the municipalities of Brenk , Burgbrohl , Engeln , Galenberg , Glees , Hohenleimbach , Kempenich , Niederlützingen , Spessart , Wassenach , Wehr and Weibern (part of the Brohlal municipality ) from the dissolved Mayen district, but at the same time gave the Nohn municipality to the Daun district.
The seat of the district administration is the association-free town of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler , which was formed in 1969 through the merger of the two neighboring towns of Ahrweiler and Bad Neuenahr and four other communities .
Altenkirchen district (Westerwald)
The district of Altenkirchen (Westerwald) experienced only a minor change: On November 7, 1970, the municipality of Berod near Hachenburg was incorporated from the Oberwesterwaldkreis, but part of the municipality of Rott was given to the district of Neuwied.
Alzey-Worms district
The Alzey-Worms district was re-established on June 7, 1969. It included all municipalities of the district of Worms that were not incorporated into Worms , the district of Alzey except for the communities of Frei-Laubersheim , Fürfeld , Neu-Bamberg and Tiefenthal and the municipality of Mauchenheim from the district of Kirchheimbolanden. On March 16, 1974, the communities of Dorn-Dürkheim and Wolfsheim were assigned to the Mainz-Bingen district.
Bad Dürkheim district
The Bad Dürkheim district was rebuilt on June 7, 1969. It includes most of the Frankenthal (Pfalz) district and most of the communities in the Neustadt an der Weinstrasse district . He also received the community of Rodenbach from the Kirchheimbolanden district, which was added to the new community of Ebertsheim on the same day . On March 16, 1974, the district was slightly reduced when Duttweiler became a district of Neustadt an der Weinstrasse.
Bad Kreuznach district
The district of Bad Kreuznach (which was called the district of Kreuznach until the district reform ) was only changed in the external borders. On June 7, 1969, the communities Frei-Laubersheim , Fürfeld , Neu-Bamberg and Tiefenthal came from the Alzey district, the communities Biebelsheim , Bosenheim , Hackenheim , Ippesheim , Pfaffen-Schwabenheim , Planig , Pleitersheim and Volxheim from the Bingen district, the communities Becherbach (Pfalz) , Gangloff , Roth , Reiffelbach and Schmittweiler from the district of Kusel and the communities Altenbamberg , Callbach , Duchroth , Ebernburg , Feilbingert , Hallgarten , Hochstätten , Lettweiler , Oberhausen an der Nahe , Odernheim am Glan and Rehborn from the district of Rockenhausen are added . Furthermore, the community of Kirnsulzbach moved from the Birkenfeld district to Bad Kreuznach, but was incorporated into Kirn on the same day. Instead, the district lost the communities of Bingerbrück (and thus the connection to the Rhine), Münster-Sarmsheim, Waldalgesheim and Weiler bei Bingerbrück to the district of Mainz-Bingen, the communities of Hoppstädten and Medard to the district of Kusel and part of the community of Daxweiler to the Rhine -Hunsrück district. On November 7, 1970, the communities of Bruschied , Kellenbach , Königsau , Schneppenbach and Schwarzerden from the Rhein-Hunsrück district were added, while Genheim was lost to the community of Waldalgesheim in the Mainz-Bingen district.
Bernkastel-Wittlich district
After the district of Wittlich ceded parts of the communities of Bengel and Reil to the district of Cochem-Zell on June 7, 1969, the district (excluding Gransdorf, Oberkail, Seinsfeld, Spangdahlem and Steinborn) moved to the new district of Bernkastel-Wittlich on November 7, 1970 on. He also received the old district of Bernkastel , but without Allenbach , Asbach , Bruchweiler , Hellertshausen , Kempfeld , Schauren , Sensweiler and Wirschweiler-Langweiler and the communities of the community of Rhaunen (Bollenbach, Gösenroth, Hausen, Horbruch, Hottenbach, Krummenau, Lindenschied, Oberkirn, Rhaunen, Schwerbach, Stipshausen, Sulzbach, Weitersbach and Woppenroth). Part of the area of the municipality of Hontheim was also given to the Cochem-Zell district. For it came Beuren , Irmenach and Lötzbeuren from the Rhein-Hunsrück, wide , Büdlich , Heidenburg and Trittenheim from the district Trier-Saar castle and the town of Traben-Trarbach and communities castle , Enkirch , Starkenburg and Thalkleinich that the municipality Enkirch formed , from the district of Zell.
Birkenfeld district
On June 7, 1969, the Birkenfeld district , which was formerly part of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg , was changed in its external borders. He lost the communities of Buborn, Deimberg, Grumbach, Hausweiler, Herren-Sulzbach, Homberg, Kappeln, Kirrweiler, Langweiler, Merzweiler, Niederalben, Niedereisenbach , Offenbach am Glan, Pfeffelbach, Reichweiler, Ruthweiler, Thallichtenberg, Unterjeckenbach and Wiesweiler to the district of Kusel and the community of Kirnsulzbach to the city of Kirn in the Bad Kreuznach district. At the same time, however, came the communities of Asbach , Bollenbach , Gösenroth , Hausen , Hellertshausen , Horbruch , Hottenbach , Krummenau , Oberkirn , Rhaunen , Schauren , Schwerbach , Stipshausen , Sulzbach and Weitersbach ( Verbandsgemeinde Rhaunen ) as well as Allenbach , Bruchweiler , Kempfeld , Sensweiler and Wirschweiler-Langweiler from the Bernkastel district to the Birkenfeld district, as well as the Börfink-Muhl community from the Trier district. However, the latter lost the district Muhl on November 7, 1970 , which went to the community of Neuhütten in the Trier-Saarburg district.
Bitburg-Prüm district
The Bitburg-Prüm district was established on November 7, 1970 from the Bitburg district and the Prüm district , which had already been enlarged on June 7, 1969 to include the municipalities of Menningen and Minden , which were previously part of the Trier district , but excluding Birresborn, Densborn, Duppach, Kopp, Mürlenbach, Oos, Hallschlag, Kerschenbach, Ormont, Reuth, Scheid, Schönfeld, Schüller, Stadtkyll and Steffeln, who went to the Daun district. In return he received the communities of Gransdorf , Oberkail , Seinsfeld , Spangdahlem and Steinborn from the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich and the communities of Eisenach , Gilzem and Orenhofen from the district of Trier-Saarburg.
On January 1, 2007, the Bitburg-Prüm district was renamed Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm .
District of Cochem-Zell
The district of Cochem-Zell was newly formed on June 7, 1969 from the district of Cochem and the greater part of the district of Zell (Mosel) . The town of Traben-Trarbach and the Verbandsgemeinde Enkirch, to which the communities Burg, Enkirch, Starkenburg, Thalkleinich belonged, as well as the communities Bärenbach, Belg, Beuren, Büchenbeuren, Hahn, Hirschfeld (Hunsrück), Irmenach did not move from the district of Zell to the new district , Lautzenhausen, Lötzbeuren, Niedersohren, Niederweiler, Raversbeuren, Rödelhausen, Sohren, Wahlenau and Würrich, i.e. the community of Büchenbeuren without Altlay . At the same time, however, areas of Bengel and Reil (Wittlich district) were incorporated. On November 7, 1970, part of the municipality of Hontheim (district of Bernkastel-Wittlich) was added, for which the municipality of Mastershausen was given to the Rhein-Hunsrück district. The last change took place on April 22, 1972, when parts of the municipality of Burgen (district of Mayen-Koblenz) were added to the district area.
District of Daun
The district of Daun was enlarged on November 7, 1970: It received the communities Arbach , Bereborn , Berenbach , Bodenbach , Bongard , Borler , Brück , Drees , Gelenberg , Gunderath , Höchstberg , Horperath , Kaperich , Kelberg , Kirsbach , Kötterichen , Kolverath , Lirstal , Mannebach , Mosbruch , Nitz , Oberelz , Reimerath , Retterath , Sassen , Uersfeld , Ueß and Welcherath (part of the Kelberg association ) from the old district of Mayen, the communities Birresborn , Densborn , Duppach , Kopp , Mürlenbach , Oos , Hallschlag , Kerschenbach , Ormont , Reuth , Scheid , Schönfeld , Schüller , Stadtkyll and Steffeln from the old district of Prüm and the community of Nohn from the district of Ahrweiler.
Since January 1st, 2007 the district of Daun has been called the district of Vulkaneifel .
Donnersbergkreis
The Donnersbergkreis was re-established on June 7, 1969. It includes the district of Kirchheimbolanden except for Mauchenheim and the village of Rodenbach, which is incorporated into Ebertsheim, and the district of Rockenhausen except for Altenbamberg, Callbach, Duchroth, Ebernburg, Feilbingert, Hallgarten, Hochstätten, Lettweiler, Oberhausen an der Nahe, Odernheim am Glan, Rehborn (to the Bad Kreuznach district) and Neuhemsbach (to the Kaiserslautern district). On April 22, 1972, the district lost the community of Sembach to the district of Kaiserslautern, on March 16, 1974 it gained the communities of Rathskirchen , Reichsthal and Seelen from the district of Kusel.
District of Germersheim
The district of Germersheim experienced only one change: on March 16, 1974, he lost the Hayna community to the Landau-Bad Bergzabern district, and one day later it joined the Herxheim community .
District of Kaiserslautern
The district of Kaiserslautern grew on June 7, 1969 to include the communities of Albersbach , Frankelbach and Kollweiler from the district of Kusel and the community of Neuhemsbach from the district of Rockenhausen, but at the same time lost the communities of Bettenhausen, Gimsbach, Matzenbach and Nanzdietschweiler to the district of Kusel and a few other communities to the city of Kaiserslautern located in the middle of the district. On April 22, 1972 the community of Obernheim-Kirchenarnbach moved to the district of Pirmasens, but the community of Sembach came from the Donnersberg district, the community of Miesau from the district of Kusel, which at the same time became the new community of Bruchmühlbach-Miesau , and the community of Schopp from the district Pirmasens and the communities Lambsborn , Langwieden and Martinshöhe from the district of Zweibrücken are added.
District of Kusel
On June 7, 1969 the district of Kusel lost Becherbach / Pfalz, Gangloff, Reiffelbach, Roth and Schmittweiler to the district of Bad Kreuznach and Albersbach, Frankelbach and Kollweiler to the district of Kaiserslautern. For it came from the district of Birkenfeld Pfeffelbach , Reichweiler , Ruthweiler , Thallichtenberg , Buborn , Deimberg , Grumbach , Weiler , Herren-Sulzbach , Homberg , Kappeln , Kirrweiler , boring , Merzweiler , Niederalben , low Eisenbach , Offenbach am Glan , Unterjeckenbach and Wiesweiler , from the District Bad Kreuznach Hoppstädten and Medard and from the district Kaiserslautern Bettenhausen , Gimsbach , Matzenbach and Nanzdietschweiler added. On April 22, 1972, Miesau was given to the district of Kaiserslautern, as it became part of the new municipality of Bruchmühlbach-Miesau there. Rathskirchen, Reichsthal and Seelen followed on March 16, 1974, and moved to the Donnersbergkreis.
Landau-Bad Bergzabern district
The Landau-Bad Bergzabern district was established on June 7, 1969 from the Landau in der Pfalz and Bergzabern districts , the latter excluding Darstein, Dimbach, Lug, Schwanheim, Spirkelbach and Wilgartswiesen and some communities incorporated into Neustadt an der Weinstrasse and Landau in the Pfalz. On April 22, 1972, the district was reduced in size by further incorporations to Landau, but on March 16, 1974 it received the Hayna community from the Germersheim district, which one day later became part of the Herxheim community .
On January 1, 1978, the district was given the new name Landkreis Südliche Weinstrasse .
Ludwigshafen district
On June 7, 1969, the districts of Ludwigshafen am Rhein and Speyer as well as the communities of Beindersheim , Bobenheim am Rhein , Großniedesheim , Heßheim , Heuchelheim bei Frankenthal , Kleinniedesheim , Lambsheim , Maxdorf and Roxheim / Pfalz from the district of Frankenthal (Pfalz) and the communities sat down Birkenheide and Rödersheim from the district of Neustadt an der Weinstrasse merged to form a new district of Ludwigshafen . On March 16, 1974, he lost the community of Ruchheim to the city of Ludwigshafen.
The district has been called Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis since 2004 .
Mainz-Bingen district
The Mainz-Bingen district was re-established on June 7, 1969. It includes all municipalities of the Mainz district and the Bingen district that are not integrated into Mainz , but excluding Biebelsheim, Bosenheim, Hackenheim, Ippesheim, Pfaffen-Schwabenheim, Planig, Pleitersheim and Volxheim. For this purpose, the communities of Bingerbrück , Münster-Sarmsheim , Waldalgesheim and Weiler bei Bingerbrück came from the Bad Kreuznach district as well as the city of Bacharach and the communities of Breitscheid , Manubach , Niederheimbach , Oberdiebach , Oberheimbach , Steeg and Trechtingshausen , which formed the Bacharach community , from the district Sankt Goar added. On November 7, 1970, the community of Genheim , which had previously belonged to the Bad Kreuznach district, was incorporated into Waldalgesheim, and on March 16, 1974 Dorn-Dürkheim and Wolfsheim from the Alzey-Worms district were added. The latter municipalities were already part of the Guntersblum and Sprendlingen-Gensingen associations as early as 1972 .
Mayen-Koblenz district
On June 7, 1969, the Koblenz district was changed: It received the communities of Brey , Niederspay , Oberspay , Alken , Beulich , Brodenbach , Burgen , Dommershausen , Eveshausen , Macken , Morshausen , Niederfell , Nörtershausen and Oberfell from the St. Goar district as well as the Municipalities of Gondorf , Hatzenport , Kattenes , Lehmen and Löf from the Mayen district , but lost some municipalities to the city of Koblenz. On November 7, 1970, the districts of Koblenz and Mayen finally merged to form the district of Mayen-Koblenz , but not completely: The communities of Arbach, Bereborn, Berenbach, Bodenbach, Bongard, Borler, Brück, Drees, Gelenberg, Gunderath, Höchstberg, Horperath, Kaperich, Kelberg, Kirsbach, Kötterichen, Kolverath, Lirstal, Mannebach, Mosbruch, Nitz, Oberelz, Reimerath, Retterath, Sassen, Uersfeld, Ueß and Welcherath (part of the community of Kelberg) went to the district of Daun, the communities of Brenk, Burgbrohl, Engeln, Galenberg , Glees, Hohenleimbach, Kempenich, Niederlützingen, Spessart, Wassenach, Wehr and Weibern (part of the Brohltal community) to the district of Ahrweiler, the communities of Beulich, Dommershausen, Eveshausen and Morshausen went back to the Rhein-Hunsrück district and other communities became districts from Koblenz. On April 22, 1972, parts of the municipality of Burgen were given to the district of Cochem-Zell, but on March 16, 1974 the municipality of Stromberg from the Unterwesterwaldkreis was added, which was also incorporated into Bendorf .
Neuwied district
The Neuwied district only changed to the extent that on November 7, 1970, part of the Rott community (Altenkirchen district) and the Marienhausen community (Unterwesterwaldkreis) were incorporated.
Pirmasens district
The area of the district of Pirmasens was changed in two phases : On June 7, 1969, it received the communities Darstein , Dimbach , Lug , Schwanheim , Spirkelbach and Wilgartswiesen from the district of Bergzabern, but gave Wallhalben and Höhmühlbach (incorporated into Rieschweiler-Mühlbach ) to the District Zweibrücken and other communities to the city of Pirmasens. On April 22, 1972, an area was swapped with the district of Kaiserslautern: The district of Pirmasens gave up the community of Schopp and received Obernheim-Kirchenarnbach in return . At the same time, the district of Zweibrücken was dissolved. Almost the entire district area joined the Pirmasens district, these were Althornbach , Battweiler , Bechhofen , Biedershausen , Bottenbach , Contwig , Dellfeld , Dietrichingen , Großbundenbach , Großsteinhausen , the town of Hornbach , Käshofen , Kleinbundenbach , Kleinsteinhausen , Knopp-Labach , Krähenberg , Maßweiler , Mauschbach , Reifenberg , Riedelberg , Rieschweiler-Mühlbach, Rosenkopf , Schmitshausen , Wallhalben-Oberhausen , Walshausen , Wiesbach and Winterbach (Palatinate) . Pirmasens and Zweibrücken were again enlarged.
Since January 1, 1997, the district of Pirmasens has been called the district of Südwestpfalz .
Rhein-Hunsrück district
On June 7, 1969, the new Rhein-Hunsrück district was created from the district of Simmern and the district of Sankt Goar without the city of Bacharach and without the communities of Breitscheid, Manubach, Niederheimbach, Oberdiebach, Oberheimbach, Steeg, Trechtingshausen (Verbandsgemeinde Bacharach) and Brey, Niederspay, Oberspay, Alken, Beulich, Brodenbach, Burgen, Dommershausen, Eveshausen, Macken, Morshausen, Niederfell, Nörtershausen and Oberfell. For this came from the district of Zell Bärenbach , Belg , Beuren , Büchenbeuren , Hahn , Hirschfeld (Hunsrück) , Irmenach , Lautzenhausen , Lötzbeuren , Niedersohren , Niederweiler , Raversbeuren , Rödelhausen , Sohren , Wahlenau and Würrich (corresponds to the community of Büchenbeuren , but without Altlay) , from the district of Bernkastel Lindenschied and Woppenroth and from the district of Bad Kreuznach a part of the municipality of Daxweiler . On November 7, 1970, the Rhein-Hunsrück district lost Bruschied, Kellenbach, Königsau, Schneppenbach and Schwarzerden to the Bad Kreuznach district and Beuren, Irmenach and Lötzbeuren to the Bernkastel-Wittlich district, but Mastershausen came from the Cochem-Zell district and Beulich , Dommershausen , Eveshausen and Morshausen from the dissolved Koblenz district. The latter communities returned to their “old district” after a year.
Rhein-Lahn district
The Rhein-Lahn district was created on June 7, 1969 from the merger of the Loreley district (until 1961 the district of Sankt Goarshausen) and the Unterlahn district . Bad Ems became a district town after it was in the two predecessor districts of Sankt Goarshausen and Diez . On March 16, 1974, the community of Arzbach of the Westerwaldkreis was added, but in 1972 it became part of the Bad Ems community .
District of Trier-Saarburg
The district of Trier-Saarburg was created on June 7, 1969 from the districts of Trier and Saarburg , but without Börfink-Muhl, Menningen and Minden and other municipalities incorporated into Trier. On November 7, 1970, the district of Breit, Büdlich, Heidenburg and Trittenheim lost to the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich and Eisenach, Gilzem and Orenhofen to the district of Bitburg-Prüm, but gained back the Muhl district of the Börfink-Muhl district from the Birkenfeld district, which at the same time was reclassified to Neuhütten .
Westerwaldkreis
The Oberwesterwaldkreis lost Berod near Hachenburg to the Altenkirchen (Westerwald) district on November 7, 1970, and the Unterwesterwaldkreis lost the Marienhausen community to the Neuwied district on the same day. Three municipalities changed from the Upper to the Lower Westerwald district: On November 7, 1970 Düringen and on January 29, 1971 Niedersayn and Sainerholz . On March 16, 1974, the Ober- and Unterwesterwaldkreis merged to form a new Westerwald district , the name of which was changed to Westerwaldkreis on August 1 of the same year , with the exception of two communities: Arzbach moved to the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Stromberg was replaced by it Bendorf is incorporated in the Mayen-Koblenz district.
Changes at the community level
One district cities
During the territorial reform, most of the twelve independent cities were changed in their outer borders, but none of them lost their district freedom. As the only independent city, Speyer remained untouched by the regional reform.
- Frankenthal (Palatinate) wasenlargedby Eppstein on June 7, 1969.
- On June 7, 1969, Dansenberg , Erfenbach , Erlenbach , Hohenecken , Mölschbach , Morlautern and Siegelbach to Kaiserslautern incorporated. As a result of the expansion, the number of inhabitants rose by around 15,000 to almost 100,000. The expanded city of Kaiserslautern achieved the status of a large city a little later.
- Koblenz wasenlargedon June 7, 1969 to include the communities of Kapellen-Stolzenfels and Kesselheim as well as part of St. Sebastian . On the same day, Arenberg and Immendorf merged to form the new municipality of Arenberg-Immendorf , which was incorporated into Koblenz on November 7, 1970, as did Arzheim , Bubenheim , Güls , Lay and Rübenach and part of the city of Rhens . As a result of the incorporations, the population of the city on the Rhine and Moselle increased by around 17,000.
- On June 7, 1969, part of the community of Nussdorf was incorporated into Landau in the Palatinate , followed by the remaining part on April 22, 1972. On the same day, Arzheim , Dammheim , Godramstein , Mörzheim and Wollmesheim also became districts of Landau.
- Ludwigshafen am Rhein was onlyenlargedby Ruchheim on April 16, 1974.
- With the incorporation of Drais , Ebersheim , Finthen , Hechtsheim , Laubenheim and Marienborn , the state capital Mainz became the largest city in terms of inhabitants in Rhineland-Palatinate on June 7, 1969 and replaced Ludwigshafen am Rhein. After Ludwigshafen was in the lead again in the meantime, Mainz has now clearly distanced itself.
- On June 7, 1969, Geinsheim , Gimmeldingen , Haardt an der Weinstrasse , Hambach an der Weinstrasse , Königsbach an der Weinstrasse , Lachen-Speyerdorf , Mußbach an der Weinstrasse and Diedesfeld came to the town of Neustadt an der Weinstrasse . Duttweiler followed on March 16, 1974 . The incorporations brought growth of a good 22,000 inhabitants.
- On June 7, 1969, the district of Niedersimten of the municipality of Simten was incorporated into the town of Pirmasens , but at the same time it lost part of the area to the municipality of Rodalben . Erlenbrunn , Fehrbach , Hengsberg and Winzeln were completely incorporated . Gersbach and Windsberg were added on April 22, 1972 .
- On March 1, 1968, the parishes Ehrang and Pfalzel merged to form the new parish Ehrang-Pfalzel . However, it was not granted long-term existence: on June 7, 1969, the community was incorporated into Trier , together with Eitelsbach , Filsch , Irsch , Kernscheid , Ruwer , Tarforst and Zewen-Oberkirch . As a result of the incorporations, Trier's population rose to over 100,000; the expansion to include Ehrang-Pfalzel alone brought around 12,000 inhabitants.
- Worms expanded on June 7, 1969 to include the town of Pfeddersheim , the communities of Abenheim , Heppenheim an der Wiese , Ibersheim , Rheindürkheim and Wies-Oppenheim and part of the town of Osthofen . The incorporations brought the Nibelungenstadt 14,000 additional inhabitants.
- One of the municipalities incorporated into Zweibrücken on April 22, 1972 was Mittelbach-Hengstbach , which was created on June 7, 1969 through the merger of the municipalities Mittelbach and Hengstbach . The other communities were Mörsbach , Oberauerbach , Rimschweiler and Wattweiler .
District municipalities (selection)
- The district town of Altenkirchen (Westerwald) expanded on June 10, 1979 to include the former community of Dieperzen .
- On April 22, 1972, the communities of Dautenheim , Heimersheim and Weinheim joined the district town of Alzey .
- On November 7, 1970, Eich , Kell and Miesenheim came to Andernach , after Namedy was incorporated on June 7, 1969 . Overall, the population increased by more than 6,000.
- On March 20, 1971, Blankenborn became a district of Bad Bergzabern .
- A re-establishment took place on June 7, 1969, when Bad Niederbreisig , Oberbreisig and Rheineck merged to form the new municipality of Bad Breisig , which received town charter a year later.
- The new district town of Bad Dürkheim was enlarged to include Hardenburg and Leistadt on June 7, 1969, and Ungstein on April 22, 1972 .
- The district town of Bad Kreuznach grew on June 7, 1969 around the communities of Bosenheim , Ippesheim (Nahe) , Planig , Rüdesheim and Winzenheim . The incorporation of Rüdesheim, however, was reversed by a successful lawsuit at the end of the year. Due to the other incorporations, the city grew by almost 5,000 inhabitants.
- On June 7, 1969, the communities Eichenstruth , Langenbach bei Marienberg and Zinhain came to the city of Bad Marienberg (Westerwald) .
- On June 7, 1969, the district town of Ahrweiler , the city of Bad Neuenahr and the communities of Gimmigen , Heimersheim , Kirchdaun and Lohrsdorf merged to form the new city of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler . On March 16, 1974 Ramersbach was added.
- Andel and Wehlen were incorporated into Bernkastel-Kues on November 7, 1970 .
- On June 7, 1969, Dauersberg joined the city of Betzdorf .
- The city of Bingen am Rhein expanded on the day the district was re-established to include the municipality of Bingerbrück, which was formerly part of the Bad Kreuznach district . Dromersheim and Sponsheim followed on April 22, 1972 .
- The city of Bitburg was enlarged on June 7, 1969 to include the previously independent communities of Erdorf , Irsch , Masholder , Matzen , Mötsch and Stahl .
- On December 31, 1975, the city of Boppard and the municipalities of Bad Salzig , Buchholz , Herschwiesen , Hirzenach , Holzfeld , Oppenhausen , Rheinbay , Udenhausen and Weiler merged to form the new municipality of Boppard , which was regained its town charter on July 10, 1976. The new city of Boppard emerged from the disbanded Verbandsgemeinde Boppard .
- The district town of Daun was enlarged three times: Boverath , Neunkirchen and Pützborn were added on June 7, 1969, Rengen , Steinborn and Waldkönigen on November 7, 1970 and Weiersbach on June 10, 1979.
- Gerolstein was expanded to include Bewingen , Hinterhausen and Lissingen on June 7, 1969and Büscheich , Gees , Michelbach , Müllenborn , Oos and Roth on December 1, 1973.
- On March 16, 1974, the association-free parish Grafschaft was re-established. It emerged from the former communities of Bengen , Birresdorf , Eckendorf , Gelsdorf , Holzweiler , Karweiler , Lantershofen , Leimersdorf , Nierendorf , Ringen and Vettelhoven and thus, apart from Kalenborn , from all the communities of the dissolved community of Ringen .
- On June 7, 1969, the communities Asselheim and Sausenheim moved to Grünstadt .
- On June 7, 1969, Altstadt joined Hachenburg .
- On June 7, 1969, Enzweiler , Göttschied , Hammerstein and Regulshausen lost their independence; on November 7, 1970, Georg-Weierbach , Kirchenbollenbach , Mittelbollenbach , Nahbollenbach and Weierbach followed . They all became districts of Idar-Oberstein , which gained around 10,000 inhabitants. See also: Idar-Oberstein # city structure and population figures
- On April 22, 1972, Großwinternheim became a district of Ingelheim am Rhein .
- On June 7, 1969, the parish of Kirchen (Sieg) grew around the parishes of Freusburg , Herkersdorf , Offhausen , Wingendorf and Katzenbach , the latter, however, without Unteründenholz , which was incorporated into Brachbach . Churches have had city rights since 2004.
- On June 7, 1969, in addition to Kirnsulzbach , which was incorporated into the Bad Kreuznach district , the Kallenfels community, which was already part of the district, became a district of Kirn .
- The municipality of Kommlingen joined the city of Konz on June 7, 1969 . On the same day, the new Filzen municipality was created from Filzen and Hamm bei Filzen and the new Mennig municipality from Krettnach and Niedermennig . Both communities, like Könen and Oberemmel , were also incorporated into Konz on November 7, 1970.
- The new town of Lahnstein was founded on June 7, 1969 . It emerged from the city of Niederlahnstein , located to the right of the Lahn estuary and the city of Oberlahnstein on the left side of the estuary.
- On January 1, 1967, the districts of Sankt Johann-Nitz and Kürrenberg-Nitz became the new municipality of Nitztal , and on June 7th, Allenz and Berresheim merged to form the municipality of Alzheim . Both communities were incorporated into Mayen together with Hausen bei Mayen and Kürrenberg on November 7, 1970 .
- On June 7, 1969, the town of Niedermendig and the municipality of Obermendig merged to form the new town of Mendig .
- The town of Montabaur was also enlarged as part of the regional reform: Bladernheim , Elgendorf , Eschelbach , Ettersdorf , Horressen , Reckenthal and Wirzenborn were incorporated on April 22, 1972.
- On December 31, 1974, Bischofsdhron , Elzerath , Gonzerath , Gutenthal , Haag , Heinzerath , Hinzerath , Hoxel , Hundheim , Hunolstein , Merscheid , Morbach, Morscheid-Riedenburg , Odert , Rapperath , Wederath , Weiperath , Lessath and Wolzburg merged to form the new community-free municipality of Morbach . The Verbandsgemeinde Morbach , to which all municipalities previously belonged, was dissolved.
- On November 7, 1970, the towns of Engers and Neuwied and the communities of Altwied , Feldkirchen / Rhein , Gladbach , Heimbach-Weis , Niederbieber - Segendorf and Oberbieber merged to form the new town of Neuwied . As early as June 7, 1969, the old town of Neuwied grew around Irlich , on the same day Rodenbach came to Niederbieber-Segendorf and on August 1, 1966, Fahr , Gönnersdorf , Hüllenberg , Rockenfeld and Wollendorf formed the community of Feldkirchen November 1967 had the addition Rhine in the title.
- Prüm expanded to include Niederprüm on June 7, 1969, Dausfeld on January 1, 1971, Weinsfeld on January 1, 1973and Steinmehlen on January 1, 1974.
- On June 7, 1969, the new city of Remagen was founded. It was created in the area of the old town of Remagen and the communities of Oberwinter , Oedingen , Rolandswerth and Unkelbach .
- On June 7, 1969, Gershasen , Sainscheid and Wengenroth joined the former district town of Westerburg .
- The communities of Bombogen , Dorf , Lüxem , Neuerburg and Wengerohr joined the city of Wittlich on June 7, 1969 .
- On April 22, 1972, the Verbandsgemeinde Wörth was formed from four communities. On June 9, 1979, Büchelberg , and on June 10, 1979 Maximiliansau and Schaidt , were incorporated into the city of Wörth am Rhein with the transfer of some areas to Scheibenhardt, thus disbanding the community.
New formations of communities
Unlike in other countries , a newly formed congregation was rarely given a completely new name. When this was the case, this church was mostly given a double name. In the following list these new formations are listed with a new name, sorted from north to south. Minor changes such as from Becherbach / Pfalz to Becherbach or from Reichenbachsteegen to Reichenbach-Steegen are not listed.
- Altenkirchen district: Malberg (Westerwald)
- Westerwaldkreis: Dreikirchen , Elbingen-Moravia (dissolved in 1994), Hattert , Höhn , Mörsbach , Nisterau , Nistertal , Ransbach-Baumbach , Ruppach-Goldhausen , Stockum-Püschen
- Neuwied district: Buchholz (Westerwald) , Kasbach-Ohlenberg , Sankt Katharinen , Straßenhaus , Urbach
- Ahrweiler district: Bad Breisig , Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler , Brohl-Lützing , Grafschaft
- Mayen-Koblenz district: Kirchwald , Kobern-Gondorf , Mendig , Mülheim-Kärlich
- Vulkaneifel district: Hohenfels-Essingen , Kalenborn-Schänen , Oberehe-Stroheich , Üxheim
- Rhein-Lahn district: Lahnstein
- Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm: Fischbach-Oberraden , Hersdorf , Üttfeld
- District of Cochem-Zell: Bruttig-Fankel , Ediger-Eller , Peterswald -akenbofelscheid , Treis-Karden
- Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis: Gondershausen
- District of Bernkastel-Wittlich: Neumagen-Dhron , Osann-Monzel , Salmtal
- Mainz-Bingen district: Stadecken-Elsheim
- Bad Kreuznach district: Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg , Guldental , Hochstetten-Dhaun
- District of Trier-Saarburg: Hinzert-Pölert , Merzkirchen
- District of Birkenfeld: Hoppstädten-Weiersbach
- Alzey-Worms district: Dittelsheim-Heßloch , Flörsheim-Dalsheim , Saulheim
- Donnersbergkreis: Mannweiler-Cölln , Zellertal
- District of Kusel: Glanbrücken , Henschtal , Kreimbach-Kaulbach , Nanzdietschweiler , Offenbach-Hundheim , Schönenberg-Kübelberg
- Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis: Bobenheim-Roxheim , Böhl-Iggelheim , Dannstadt-Schauernheim , Hochdorf-Assenheim , Rödersheim-Gronau , Römerberg
- District of Kaiserslautern: Bruchmühlbach-Miesau , Enkenbach-Alsenborn , Ramstein-Miesenbach , Sulzbachtal
- District of Südwestpfalz: Wieslautern (dissolved in 1989), Rieschweiler-Mühlbach , Thaleischweiler-Fröschen , Waldfischbach-Burgalben
- Southern Wine Route district: Billigheim-Ingenheim , Gossersweiler-Stein , Heuchelheim-Klingen , Hochstadt (Palatinate) , Schweigen-Rechtenbach
- District of Germersheim: Lustadt
Area changes from 1980 to 2008
In the years after 1980, some area changes took place on a small scale, mostly a small town gained political independence.
- On June 17, 1989, after disagreements, the Wieslautern community was dissolved and the Bruchweiler-Bärenbach and Bundenthal communities restored.
- On July 1, 1991, Balduinstein and Schaumburg merged to form the new municipality of Balduinstein . With only two inhabitants at the time, Schaumburg was the smallest municipality in the country.
- On January 1, 1994, the Baumholder estate was dissolved. The largest part went to the city of Baumholder , but other surrounding communities also received some parcels. On January 1, 1978, the municipality of Zaubach was incorporated, which has since been cleared.
- Also on January 1, 1994, the municipality of Elbingen-Moravia was dissolved and Elbingen and Moravia became two separate municipalities.
- On April 1, 1994, the old community of Welling was dissolved. The two places Trimbs and Welling became two separate communities.
- On June 12, 1994, Hatzenport , which was temporarily part of Löf , became an independent municipality again
- Also on 12 June 1994, at that time 23 inhabitants village was Note Hausen after Oberpierscheid incorporated.
- On September 13, 1999, the town of Urbar , which had previously belonged to Oberwesel , received its political independence.
- On 1 January 2003 Burscheid by Berkoth incorporated.
- On June 12, 2004, the village of Leienkaul , which had previously belonged to Laubach, became an independent municipality.
Second phase of change (since 2009)
Another regional reform is currently in progress, through which association municipalities should have 12,000 inhabitants, exceptions apply to an area of more than 100 square kilometers and more than 15 local communities. In the future, municipalities not belonging to the association should also have at least 10,000 inhabitants. The following have already been carried out:
- the merger of the association-free city of Cochem with the Verbandsgemeinde Cochem-Land to form the Verbandsgemeinde Cochem on June 7, 2009
- the dissolution of the community of Neumagen-Dhron and the incorporation of the local communities Minheim , Neumagen-Dhron and Piesport into the community of Bernkastel-Kues and the community of Trittenheim to the community of Schweich on the Roman Wine Route and thus into the district of Trier-Saarburg on January 1, 2012
- the merger of the Verbandsgemeinden Braubach and Loreley to form the Verbandsgemeinde Loreley with headquarters in Sankt Goarshausen and a branch in Braubach on July 1, 2012
On July 1st, 2014:
- the merger of the Verbandsgemeinden Otterbach and Otterberg to form the new Verbandsgemeinde Otterbach-Otterberg with headquarters in Otterberg and a branch in Otterbach
- the merger of the Verbandsgemeinden Rhens and Untermosel to form the new Verbandsgemeinde Rhein-Mosel with headquarters in Kobern-Gondorf and a branch in Rhens
- the merger of the association-free city of Osthofen and the Verbandsgemeinde Westhofen to form the Verbandsgemeinde Wonnegau with headquarters in Osthofen and a branch in Westhofen , with which the result of a referendum in Osthofen on March 11, 2012, through which the originally decided merger of Osthofen with the Verbandsgemeinde Eich was suspended
- the merger of the non-union community Römerberg and the Verbandsgemeinde Dudenhofen to form the Verbandsgemeinde Römerberg-Dudenhofen with its seat in Dudenhofen and a branch in Römerberg
- the merger of the non-union city of Herdorf and the community of Daaden to form the community of Herdorf-Daaden with its seat in Daaden unchanged
- the merger of the Verbandsgemeinden Bitburg-Land and Kyllburg to form the Verbandsgemeinde Bitburger Land with headquarters in the non-associated city of Bitburg and a branch in Kyllburg
- the merger of the municipalities of Irrel and Neuerburg to form the municipality of Southern Eifel based in Neuerburg
- the spin-off of the city of Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg from the association of the same name and the associated integration of the city into the non-association city of Bad Kreuznach
- the incorporation of the Verbandsgemeinde Manderscheid into the Verbandsgemeinde Wittlich-Land with unchanged headquarters in the independent city of Wittlich
- the merger of the Verbandsgemeinden Kröv-Bausendorf and Traben-Trarbach to form the Verbandsgemeinde Traben-Trarbach with unchanged headquarters in the city of the same name
- the dissolution of the community of Treis-Karden and the incorporation of the local communities Lieg , Lütz , Moselkern , Müden (Mosel) , Pommern (Mosel) and Treis-Karden into the community of Cochem , the local communities of Binningen (Eifel) , Brieden , Brohl , Durfus , Forst ( Eifel) , Kail , Möntenich and Roes to the community of Kaisersesch and change of the local communities Lahr (Hunsrück) , Mörsdorf (Hunsrück) and Zilshausen to the community of Kastellaun and thus to the Rhine-Hunsrück district
- the incorporation of the Verbandsgemeinde Hochspeyer into the Verbandsgemeinde Enkenbach-Alsenborn with unchanged headquarters in Enkenbach-Alsenborn
- the merger of the Verbandsgemeinden Lauterecken and Wolfstein to form the Verbandsgemeinde Lauterecken-Wolfstein with its seat in Lauterecken and a branch in Wolfstein
- the incorporation of the Guntersblum Association into the Nierstein-Oppenheim Association and renaming of this into the Rhein-Selz Association with its seat in Oppenheim and a branch in Guntersblum
- the merger of the community-free communities Altrip and Neuhofen and the Verbandsgemeinde Waldsee to form the Verbandsgemeinde Rheinauen , based in Waldsee
- the merger of the community-free community of Lambsheim and the community of Heßheim to form the community of Lambsheim-Heßheim with its headquarters in Lambsheim and a branch in Heßheim
- the incorporation of the Maikammer community into the community of Edenkoben with unchanged headquarters in Edenkoben (declared unconstitutional in 2015)
- the merger of the municipalities of Thaleischweiler-Fröschen and Wallhalben to form the municipality of Thaleischweiler-Wallhalben , based in Thaleischweiler-Fröschen
On January 1st, 2017:
- the merger of the municipalities of Betzdorf and Gebhardshain to form the municipality of Betzdorf-Gebhardshain , based in Betzdorf
- the dissolution of the community of Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg and the incorporation of the local communities of Duchroth , Niederhausen , Norheim , Oberhausen an der Nahe and Traisen into the community of Rüdesheim and the local communities of Altenbamberg , Feilbingert , Hallgarten and Hochstätten in the community of Bad Kreuznach
- the merger of the municipalities of Glan-Münchweiler , Schönenberg-Kübelberg and Waldmohr to form the municipality of Upper Glantal , based in Schönenberg-Kübelberg
On January 1st, 2018:
- the merger of the municipalities of Grünstadt-Land and Hettenleidelheim to form the municipality of Leiningerland with its seat in the non-associated city of Grünstadt
- the incorporation of the local parish Hisel to Brimingen
- the merger of the Verbandsgemeinden Altenglan and Kusel to form the Verbandsgemeinde Kusel-Altenglan based in Kusel
- the merger of the association communities of Rengsdorf and Waldbreitbach to form the association community of Rengsdorf-Waldbreitbach with headquarters in Rengsdorf and a branch in Waldbreitbach
On January 1st, 2019:
- the merger of the Association of Municipalities of Bad Ems and Nassau to the municipality Bad Ems-Nassau , based in Bad Ems
- the merger of the Verbandsgemeinden Gerolstein , Hillesheim and Obere Kyll to form the Verbandsgemeinde Gerolstein with its seat in Gerolstein and branches in Hillesheim and Jünkerath
- the merger of the municipalities of Kell am See and Saarburg to form the collective municipality of Saarburg-Kell , based in Saarburg and a branch in Kell am See
On July 1st, 2019:
- the merger of the association communities Kaiserslautern-Süd and Landstuhl to form the association community Landstuhl , based in Landstuhl
- the incorporation of the community of Heidesheim am Rhein with the local communities Heidesheim am Rhein and Wackernheim in the city of Ingelheim am Rhein
- the merger of the municipalities of Hahnstätten and Katzenelnbogen to form the municipality of Aar-Einrich , based in Katzenelnbogen
On January 1st, 2020:
- the merger of the Verbandsgemeinden Alsenz-Obermoschel and Rockenhausen to form the Verbandsgemeinde Nordpfälzer Land with its seat in Rockenhausen , more like another administrative office in Alsenz
- the merger of the Verbandsgemeinden Altenkirchen and Flammersfeld to form the Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld with seat in Altenkirchen , more an additional administrative office in Flammersfeld
- the merger of the association communities Bad Sobernheim and Meisenheim to form the association community Nahe-Glan with headquarters in Bad Sobernheim and a branch in Meisenheim
- the merger of the association communities Emmelshausen and Sankt Goar-Oberwesel to form the association community Hunsrück-Mittelrhein with headquarters in Emmelshausen and a branch in Oberwesel
- the merger of the municipalities of Herrstein and Rhaunen to form the municipality of Herrstein-Rhaunen with its seat in Herrstein and a branch in Rhaunen
- the merger of the independent town of Kirn with the community of Kirn-Land to form the community of Kirner Land , based in Kirn
- the fusion of the Verbandsgemeinden Langenlonsheim and Stromberg for municipality Langenlonsheim-Stromberg based in Langenlonsheim and a branch office in Stromberg
- the merger of the municipalities of Simmern and Rheinböllen to form the municipality of Simmern-Rheinböllen , based in Simmern / Hunsrück and a branch in Rheinböllen
See also
Web links
- Official municipality directory (= State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate [Hrsg.]: Statistical volumes . Volume 407 ). Bad Ems February 2016, p. 139 ff . (PDF; 2.8 MB; list of area changes).
- Page on the current regional and administrative reform