Lohnweiler

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Kusel
Association municipality :	Lauterecken-Wolfstein
Height :	190 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.94 km 2
Residents:	377 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	76 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	67744
Area code :	06382
License plate :	KUS
Community key :	07 3 36 060
Association administration address:	Schulstrasse 6a ; 67742 Lauterecken
Website :	www.vg-lw.de
Local Mayor :	Thomas Knecht
Location of the local community of Lohnweiler in the Kusel district

Lohnweiler is a municipality in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Lauterecken-Wolfstein association.

geography

The place is located in the Lautertal in the North Palatinate Uplands . Neighboring communities are - clockwise - Lauterecken , Hohenöllen , Heinzenhausen , Wolfstein , Offenbach-Hundheim and Wiesweiler .

history

Local history

The current area of the Lohnweiler district was already inhabited in earlier times; numerous historical finds from the Roman and Celtic times attest to this. In 1884 four Celtic graves were discovered not far from the boundary of Wolfstein. Among the finds were neck, arm and foot rings, which are now in the Historical Museum in Speyer . Roman pieces of bricks, remains of jugs and bronze coins with the portrait of the emperor were also excavated.

The first documentary mention of the place comes from the year 1326.

From 1798 to 1814, when the Palatinate was part of the French Republic (until 1804) and then part of the Napoleonic Empire , the place was incorporated into the canton of Lauterecken . In 1815, Lohnweiler initially belonged to Austria . After the Congress of Vienna , it was added to Bavaria a year later . From 1818 to 1862 the community continued to belong to the canton of Wolfstein and was part of the Kusel Land Commissioner , which was then converted into a district office.

In 1939 the place was incorporated into the Kusel district. After the Second World War , Jettenbach became part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate within the French occupation zone . In the course of the first administrative reform in Rhineland-Palatinate , Lohnweiler became part of the Lauterecken association in 1972 . The place has belonged to the Lauterecken-Wolfstein community since 2014 .

Place name

The place name varied over the centuries as follows:

Surname	year
Lonewilre off the Lutern	1326
Lonwilre	1361
Lonewijlre	1364
Lonwiler / Loenwiler	1483

Surname	year
Loinwiller	1506
Lonwiller	1578
Lohweiller	1643
Lohnweiler	1824

The origin of the place name is controversial. It is presumably derived from the field name "Loh (n)" and the appended settlement name " Weiler ".

The prefix “wages” can come from the Old High German lô or loh meaning “forest”, “grove”, “wood”, “woody trees”, bushes. As a tan tree components used for tanning are called. Another origin of the name could lie in the symbol of a wage shown in the coat of arms . The forest area of the district, which is still very large to this day, makes the forest - the so-called Lohhecke - more likely to give its name.

The inclusion of a field name suggests that the current municipal area was probably initially used exclusively for forestry purposes and was given a field name and later a small settlement, a "hamlet", was created.

Cultural monuments

Listed property in Rathausstrasse 3

There are a total of two objects on site that are under monument protection :

The building with the address Rathausstraße 3 is the former school, which now functions as a community center. It is a raised plastered building from 1837 designed by the architect Johann Schmeisser, who comes from Kusel. The gable tab is from 1872. There are two bells in the tower; one - around 1400 - is attributed to Otto von Speyer, the second bell - around 1500 - was probably cast in the Disibodenberg monastery .

The property at Römerweg 2 represents the foundation of a partially excavated Roman villa , which is dated to around 79 AD. Its foundation was discovered during construction work. Accordingly, it contains a small Roman cellar room with stairs, light shafts and wall niches as well as a hypocaust heater.

politics

Municipal council

The local council in Lohnweiler consists of eight 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

Thomas Knecht became the mayor of Lohnweiler on August 9, 2019. Since there was no candidate for the direct election on May 26, 2019, the upcoming election of the mayor was carried out by the council in accordance with the municipal regulations. This unanimously elected Thomas Knecht for the office. His predecessor was Walter Scherer.

coat of arms

Blazon : “The coat of arms is divided diagonally right from black and gold (fromtop right tobottom left ).

The front field ( bottom right ) shows, shown in black, probably an axle nail (dialect Lünse , Lohn , Lunen , outdated Lonse ). This can also be found on boundary stones from the 18th century.

The back field at the top left shows the Palatinate lion in gold as heraldic animal . "

Economy and Infrastructure

PWV hut Lohnweiler

traffic

There is a Lautertalbahn stop in Lohnweiler . In the beginning he had foreman apartments. From November 1, 1917 to October 1, 1918, he had to be temporarily given up due to a lack of personnel during the First World War. As early as 1922 there were efforts to close the stop for passenger traffic again due to a lack of profitability, but this was prevented by protests in the population.

Federal highway 270 also runs through the municipality .

tourism

On site is the PWV-Hütte Lohnweiler , which despite its name is no longer owned by the Palatinate Forest Association . The Palatinate High Trail also runs through the community .