Metzenhausen
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Coordinates: 49 ° 58 ' N , 7 ° 22' E |
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Basic data | ||
State : | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
County : | Rhein-Hunsrück district | |
Association municipality : | Kirchberg (Hunsrück) | |
Height : | 425 m above sea level NHN | |
Area : | 3.1 km 2 | |
Residents: | 105 (Dec 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 34 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Postal code : | 55481 | |
Area code : | 06763 | |
License plate : | SIM, GOA | |
Community key : | 07 1 40 094 | |
Association administration address: | Marktplatz 5 55481 Kirchberg (Hunsrück) |
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Local Mayor : | Werner Nick | |
Location of the local community Metzenhausen in the Rhein-Hunsrück district | ||
Metzenhausen is a municipality in the Rhein-Hunsrück district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Kirchberg (Hunsrück) community .
Geographical location
Metzenhausen is centrally located in the Hunsrück , east of the upper reaches of the Kyrbach .
history
The village got its name from a noble family. Conrad von Mentzenhusin (Metzenhausen) was first mentioned in 1278. The best-known representative of this noble family from Metzenhausen, who worked there for almost 500 years, was Johann III. who was Archbishop of Trier from 1531 to 1540. With the occupation of the left bank of the Rhine in 1794 by French revolutionary troops , the place became French, in 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna . Since 1946 the place has been part of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
politics
Municipal council
The council in Metzenhausen consists of six council members, who in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote were elected, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
mayor
Local mayor of Metzenhausen is Werner Nick. In the local elections on May 26, 2019, no candidate ran, he was re-elected by the local council.
coat of arms
Blazon : "In a field made of gold and blue in six rows, a black pole topped with a silver wolf tang." | |
Justification of the coat of arms: The chess reminds of the former affiliation of the place to the front county of Sponheim , the colors black and silver and the wolf angel are taken from the coat of arms of the noble family von Metzenhausen. |
Buildings
The chapel of the Assumption of Mary from the 15th century is worth seeing - with the choir built in the Gothic style. Stained glass window with Archbishop Johann III of Trier. from Metzenhausen.
Web links
- Literature about Metzenhausen in the Rhineland-Palatinate state bibliography
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
- ^ The regional returning officer RLP: Municipal council election 2019 Metzenhausen. Retrieved October 7, 2019 .
- ^ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: direct elections 2019. see Kirchberg, Verbandsgemeinde, 21st line of results. Retrieved October 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Verbandsgemeinde Kirchberg: Local community Metzenhausen. Local council. Retrieved October 7, 2019 .
- ^ Metzenhausen coat of arms description