Reichsthal

This article deals with the municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate. See also: Reichenthal , Reichthal , Reichstaler , Richental , Rychtal .

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 49 ° 36 '  N , 7 ° 44'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Donnersbergkreis
Association municipality :	North Palatinate Country
Height :	347 m above sea level NHN
Area :	2.17 km 2
Residents:	104 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	48 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	67759
Area code :	06363
License plate :	KIB, ROK
Community key :	07 3 33 202
Association administration address:	Bezirksamtsstrasse 7 67806 Rockenhausen
Website :	www.reichsthal.de
Local Mayor :	Dirk Grill
Location of the local community Reichsthal in the Donnersbergkreis

Reichsthal is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Nordpfälzer Land association.

geography

The place is on the Hahnenbach in the North Palatinate Uplands west of the Donnersberg between Kaiserslautern and Bad Kreuznach .

history

Reichsthal was first mentioned in a document in 1375. After the French Revolution , the place was incorporated into the French Donnersberg department . As a result of the Congress of Vienna , he was Bavarian from 1816 to 1945 . After the Second World War , Reichsthal was part of the French zone of occupation and was incorporated into the newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate in 1946. In 1967 Reichsthal won the federal winner's prize in the competition “ Our village should be more beautiful ”.

politics

Municipal council

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

coat of arms

	Blazon : “Split between gold and black; on the right a black thread, above it a red horse's head, below it a red post horn, on the left a golden serrated crown covered with red gemstones encompassing a golden scepter with a lily crown. "
	Justification of the coat of arms: the horse's head and post horn are reminiscent of the former post office, the crown and scepter of the official seat of the immediate imperial rule in Reipoltskirchen.

Economy and Infrastructure

There is a connection to long-distance traffic via the A 63 in the southeast. In Rockenhausen there is a train station of the Alsenz Valley Railway .

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Reichsthal

Web links

Commons : Reichsthal  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Local community Reichsthal on the pages of the collective community Rockenhausen
• Literature about Reichsthal 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. ^ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: City Council Election 2019 Reichsthal. Retrieved August 25, 2019 .