Puderbach
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Coordinates: 50 ° 36 ' N , 7 ° 37' E |
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| State : | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| County : | Neuwied | |
| Association municipality : | Puderbach | |
| Height : | 240 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 11.03 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 2391 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density : | 217 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 56305 | |
| Area code : | 02684 | |
| License plate : | NO | |
| Community key : | 07 1 38 057 | |
| LOCODE : | DE PUD | |
| Community structure: | 5 districts | |
| Association administration address: | Hauptstrasse 13 56305 Puderbach |
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| Local Mayor : | Manfred Pees ( CDU ) | |
| Location of the local community Puderbach in the district of Neuwied | ||
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Puderbach is a municipality in the Neuwied district in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate . The place is the seat of the association of the same name . According to state planning, Puderbach is designated as a basic center.
geography
Puderbach lies between Neuwied and Altenkirchen on the edge of the Rhine-Westerwald nature park . The Holzbach flows through the municipality . In addition to the main town of Puderbach, the local community includes the districts of Haberscheid, Niederdreis (with the Niederdreisermühle residential area), Reichenstein and Richert (with the Strunkeich residential area).
history
The church and the parish of Puderbach were first mentioned in 1256. In the same year, court rights of the Walpoden von Reichenstein-Neuerburg on a mountain near Puderbach are attested. There they later built Reichenstein Castle . The court with the court linden was first mentioned in 1553.
From 1591 to 1806, Puderbach belonged to the Dierdorf district of the upper county of Wied . In 1816 the place came to the newly formed Prussian district Neuwied .
On June 7, 1969, the four previously independent communities Haberscheid, Niederdreis, Reichenstein and Richert were incorporated into Puderbach.
Population development
The development of the population of Puderbach in relation to today's municipality; the values from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:
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politics
Municipal council
The municipal council in Puderbach consists of 16 council members, who were elected in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a personalized proportional representation, and the honorary local mayor as chairman.
The distribution of seats in the municipal council:
| choice | SPD | CDU | GREEN | FWG | total |
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| 2019 | 5 | 4th | 2 | 5 | 16 seats |
| 2014 | 7th | 4th | 1 | 4th | 16 seats |
| 2009 | 8th | 4th | - | 4th | 16 seats |
| 2004 | 10 | 6th | - | 4th | 20 seats |
mayor
Manfred Pees (CDU) became mayor of Puderbach in June 2014. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was confirmed in office for a further five years with a share of 70.45% of the votes. Manfred Pees' predecessor was Kurt Niess. He held the office for 25 years.
coat of arms
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Blazon : “Split by a curved silver tip, inside four red diagonal bars, covered by a striding blue peacock ; in front in silver a green linden tree with a rooted black trunk; behind in blue on a green hill a silver castle ruin. "
The coat of arms has been legally valid since October 20, 1971. |
| Justification of the coat of arms: peacock and sloping beams indicate that it belonged to the county of Wied . The court linden tree embodies the former court in Puderbach. The ruin shows the former residential tower of Reichenstein Castle near Puderbach. |
Culture and sights
- Reichenstein Castle ruins , built 1310–1320 by Ludwig III von Reichenstein, in 1618 the then owner, Count zu Wied, completely destroyed the castle.
- Jewish Cemetery
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The next motorway junction is Neuwied on federal motorway 3 . The closest ICE train station is in Montabaur on the high-speed route Cologne – Rhein / Main .
The distance to the station Altenkirchen (Westerwald) is approximately 12 kilometers to the station Au (Sieg) on the victory track about 23 kilometers.
Puderbach is located on the Holzbachtalbahn railway line from Siershahn to Altenkirchen, on which no passenger trains have been running in local rail transport since 1984 . Since freight traffic on the Holzbachtalbahn was resumed in 2006, the route is in good condition and can be used continuously, which is why there are special rail bus trips there every year by the Brexbachtalbahn eV association. V. instead.
education
The school center in Puderbach is the location of a secondary school plus and a primary school .
Personalities
- Elsa von Reichenstein (1408–1485), abbess, was born at Reichenstein Castle
- Eduard Keetmann (1840–1910), German theologian, pastor, senior studies director and school councilor.
- Karl Reinhardt (1849–1923), German teacher and school reformer, born in Puderbach
- Friedrich Wilhelm Hachenberg (1884–1960), German politician (CDU), born and died in Puderbach
Web links
- Internet presence of the local community Puderbach
- Local community Puderbach on the website of the Verbandsgemeinde Puderbach
- Brief portrait of Puderbach on SWR television
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
- ↑ a b State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
- ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2018 [ Version 2020 is available. ] . S. 33 (PDF; 2.2 MB).
- ↑ Official municipality directory (= State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate [Hrsg.]: Statistical volumes . Volume 407 ). Bad Ems February 2016, p. 176 (PDF; 2.8 MB).
- ↑ Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019 - Puderbach
- ↑ Wolfgang Tischler: Kurt Nieß - Farewell after 25 years mayor. NR-Kurier, June 22, 2014, accessed on March 18, 2020 .
- ^ The State Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Puderbach, Verbandsgemeinde, tenth line of the results. Retrieved March 18, 2020 .
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