Zilshausen

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	Coordinates: 50 ° 7 '  N , 7 ° 23'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Rhein-Hunsrück district
Association municipality :	Kastellaun
Height :	360 m above sea level NHN
Area :	6.63 km 2
Residents:	291 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	44 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56288
Area code :	06762
License plate :	SIM, GOA
Community key :	07 1 40 504
Community structure:	2 districts
Association administration address:	Kirchstrasse 1 56288 Kastellaun
Website :	www.zilshausen.de
Local Mayor :	Markus von Ostrowski
Location of the local community Zilshausen in the Rhein-Hunsrück district

Petershäuser Hof district

The chapel is centrally located in the village

Zilshausen is a municipality in the Rhein-Hunsrück district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It has been a member of the Kastellaun community since July 1, 2014 .

geography

Zilshausen is located on a high plateau in the northern Hunsrück between the Lützbachtal to the east and the Dünnbachtal to the west . The hamlet Petershäuserhof belongs to the community .

history

The place emerged from an estate that was mentioned in a document as Zullinshausen in 1346 . Zilshausen was " three-man ", d. H. its territory was shared by three sovereigns, including the elector of Trier and the lords of Braunshorn -Metternich-Beilstein. The rule expired in 1794/96 with the occupation by the French revolutionary army . In 1815 the place was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna . Since 1946 it has been part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate .

Until June 30, 2014 the community belonged to the Treis-Karden community in the Cochem-Zell district , then it moved to the Kastellaun community in the Rhein-Hunsrück district .

Statistics on population development

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

year Residents 1815 274 1835 349 1871 354 1905 325 1939 334

year Residents 1950 366 1961 340 1970 379 1987 378 2005 330

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Zilshausen 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

The local mayor is Markus von Ostrowski. In the local elections on May 26, 2019, no candidate ran; he was elected by the local council on July 4, 2019 and is the successor to Robert Etges.

coat of arms

	Blazon : "A silver shield head , inside a continuous red cross covered with a golden lily , split in gold and green, in front a black burial mound with a black urn , behind a golden sheaf of wheat ."

leisure

Marble run

In 2017, a 400-meter-long marble run parallel to a forest path was built in-house and opened on August 27th. The starting point is at the grill hut west of the village. According to its own information, it is the longest marble run in Rhineland-Palatinate, according to other sources in all of Germany.

Bike paths

The Hunsrück-Moselle cycle path runs through the village.

Hiking trails

The Traumschleife 99 “Dünnbachpfad” of the Saar-Hunsrück-Steige leads through the village .

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Zilshausen
• List of natural monuments in Zilshausen

Web links

Commons : Zilshausen  - Collection of Images

• Website of the local community Zilshausen
• Literature about Zilshausen 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: City council election 2019 Zilshausen. Retrieved October 7, 2019 . 
4. ↑ The regional returning officer RLP: direct elections 2019. see Kastellaun, Verbandsgemeinde, last line of results. Retrieved October 7, 2019 . 
5. ^ Official Journal Kastellaun: From the constituent meeting of the Zilshausen local council on July 4th, 2019. Edition 28/2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019 . 
6. ↑ The town's website , accessed May 27, 2019
7. ↑ detailed construction report , accessed on May 27, 2019