Hilscheid

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 49 ° 44 '  N , 7 ° 0'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Association municipality :	Thalfang at the Erbeskopf
Height :	460 m above sea level NHN
Area :	18.07 km 2
Residents:	251 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	14 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	54426
Area code :	06504
License plate :	WIL, BKS
Community key :	07 2 31 054
Association administration address:	Saarstrasse 7 54424 Thalfang
Website :	www.hilscheid-hunsrueck.de
Local Mayor :	Heiko Ennulat
Location of the local community Hilscheid in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich

Hilscheid im Hunsrück is a municipality in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Thalfang am Erbeskopf .

geography

View from the Erbeskopf

The Erbeskopf lies in the Hilscheid district . The district has an area of ​​1807 ha, 1434 ha of which is forest. Hilscheid is a national park community in the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park .

history

The place had been part of the Thalfang region since the 12th century . Due to the turmoil of the French Revolution , it came under French rule in 1794 and became part of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815 . Since 1946 the place has been part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate .

Population development

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

year Residents 1815 249 1835 293 1871 268 1905 232 1939 239

year Residents 1950 246 1961 225 1970 267 1987 285 2005 270

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Hilscheid consists of six council members who were elected in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote, and the honorary local mayor as chairman.

coat of arms

The Hilscheid community has had a coat of arms since January 23, 1986.

	Blazon : “Shield with a curved green tip, inside a silver melting pan over silver flames, split; in front a black lyre in silver, behind in gold a blue-armed red lion. "
	Justification for the coat of arms: A black lyre on silver as a sign of the community's solidarity with music. The red lion is the symbol of the Wild and Rhine Counts . In the inserted field, a melting ladle with flames for the former " Röderbach iron smelter ", which was located in the Hilscheid district.

economy

Hilscheid is a rural residential community with several farms.

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Hilscheid
• List of natural monuments in Hilscheid

Web links

Commons : Hilscheid  - Collection of Images

• Link catalog on Hilscheid at curlie.org (formerly DMOZ )

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 Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections