Mainzweiler
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Mainzweiler
City of Ottweiler
Coordinates: 49 ° 25 ′ 0 ″ N , 7 ° 7 ′ 0 ″ E
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| Height : | 304 (280–397) m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 5.03 km² | |
| Residents : | 1000 (Jun 30, 2014) | |
| Population density : | 199 inhabitants / km² | |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1974 | |
| Postal code : | 66564 | |
| Area code : | 06824 | |
Location of Mainzweiler in Saarland |
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Mainzweiler is a district of Ottweiler in the Neunkirchen district in Saarland . Until 1973 Mainzweiler was an independent municipality.
location
Mainzweiler is located three kilometers northwest of Ottweiler. The local spell has its lowest point at 280 meters and reaches a height of 397 meters on Faulenberg. From a geological point of view, the place belongs to the Prims-Blies-Hügelland, which is part of the Palatinate Uplands ; geologically speaking, the area of the place belongs to the Permian era.
history
Mainzweiler was first mentioned in 1429 as "Mentzwiller". However, archaeological finds suggest an earlier settlement. In 1962, for example, Celtic cremation graves from the 1st century BC were found on the site of the cemetery . The location of the place near Rennstrasse , a Roman road that runs from Tholey in the direction of the Homburg district of Schwarzenacker , suggests that there was an earlier settlement. Mainzweiler belonged to Ottweiler in the county of Saarbrücken until 1794 and was French until 1814, like the rest of today's Saarland. In 1819 it formed together with the towns of Urexweiler , Remmesweiler and Marpingen the mayor's office of Urexweiler, which belonged to the Principality of Lichtenberg . In 1834 Mainzweiler came to the Prussian district of Sankt Wendel . Mainzweiler has been a district of Ottweiler since January 1st, 1974.
economy
The place is still strongly characterized by agriculture. About 80% of the area is used for agriculture. However, since only a few residents are employed in this branch, most of the residents commute to work in Ottweiler , Sankt Wendel and Neunkirchen (Saar) .
literature
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b City of Ottweiler, Budget 2015 (PDF, 4.03 MB)
- ^ 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 .
