Reichswald (Palatinate)
The in Kaiserslautern located Reich Forest consists of a 5,000-hectare forest area owned by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate .
Until the 14th century, these areas were owned by the king as imperial forests . This granted foreign settlers rights of use in order to make the land arable, which the residents of the so-called Reichswaldgemeinden are still entitled to today .
Usage rights
The settlers were originally granted forest pastures , fishing rights in nearby waters and the right to use wood for building and heating. Today's rights of use, on the other hand, were laid down in 1839 in a regulation concluded between the Reichswaldgemeinden and the Kingdom of Bavaria . They include the gathering , harvesting wood , litter use and grazing rights on the Reichswald.
The rights of use are asserted today by the Reichswaldgenossenschaft . This contributes up to half of the income and expenditure of the Rhineland-Palatinate State Forests , which manage the Reichswald. A clearing or sale of realm forest areas also requires their consent. This is decided by an administrative commission made up of 7 members appointed by the Reichswaldgemeinden. The mayor of Kaiserslautern always presides.
In practice, the rights of use are now being realized by the fact that every inhabitant of the Reichswaldgemeinden receives a grant from the construction timber permit for the construction of their house as well as for the construction of barns and stables used for agriculture.
In addition, the Reichswaldgenossenschaft holds around 1,600 pieces of land on which it grants heritable building rights . These properties were granted as compensation for land cessions and are now one of the most important sources of income for the Reichswaldgenossenschaft.
Reichswaldgemeinden
The core city area of Kaiserslautern and the district of Morlautern , as well as the city of Ramstein-Miesenbach and the communities of Hütschenhausen , Kottweiler-Schwanden , Niedermohr , Steinwend , Weilerbach , Erzenhausen , Eulenbis , Mackenbach , Rodenbach , Schwedelbach and the no longer existing district of Nanzdiezweiler are authorized in the Reichswald the community of Nanzdietschweiler .
literature
- Heinz Friedel , The Reichswald near Kaiserslautern. 150 years - comparison and regulations for the municipalities entitled to forest rights , Ramstein 1989. ISBN 978-3-88765-020-9