Roschbach

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Roschbach (disambiguation) .

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 49 ° 15 '  N , 8 ° 7'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Southern Wine Route
Association municipality :	Edenkoben
Height :	166 m above sea level NHN
Area :	3.44 km 2
Residents:	836 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	243 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	76835
Area code :	06323
License plate :	SOUTH
Community key :	07 3 37 069
Association administration address:	Poststrasse 23 67480 Edenkoben
Website :	www.roschbach.de
Local Mayor :	Albert Georg Birkmeyer
Location of the local community Roschbach in the district of Südliche Weinstrasse

Catholic parish church of St. Sebastian

Roschbach is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstrasse district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Edenkoben , within which it is the seventh smallest local community in terms of population.

geography

The municipality is located six kilometers south of Edenkoben between the Palatinate Forest biosphere reserve and the Rhine in the Weinstrasse region . The Bruchbach , which is also called Kaltenbach , runs through the middle of the settlement area in a west-east direction . The community included two exclaves in the Palatinate Forest , which they received in the course of the second Haingeraide . The Eußerbach rises in one of them , but leaves it after a few meters.

Neighboring communities are - clockwise - Edesheim , Knöringen , Walsheim , Flemlingen and Hainfeld .

history

The place was mentioned for the first time in 769 in a deed of donation from the Franconian noble Marzolf to the Lorsch monastery . Around 1765 Roschbach belonged to the Speyer Monastery and was subordinate to the Edesheim Office . Subsequently, the community belonged to the Electoral Palatinate until the end of the 18th century .

From 1798 to 1814, when the Palatinate was part of the French Republic (until 1804) and then part of the Napoleonic Empire , Roschbach was incorporated into the canton of Edenkoben and was subordinate to the Mairie Burrweiler . In 1815 the place had a total of 420 inhabitants. In the same year it was added to Austria . Just one year later, the place, like the entire Palatinate, changed to the Kingdom of Bavaria . From 1818 to 1862 the community belonged to the Landau Landau commissioner ; from this the district office of Landau emerged.

From 1939 the place was part of the Landau district in the Palatinate . After the Second World War , Roschbach became part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate within the French occupation zone . During the first Rhineland-Palatinate administrative reform changed the place on 7 June 1969 in the newly created district Landau-Bad Bergzabern, in 1978 in South County Wine Trail is renamed . 1972 Roschbach was assigned to the also newly formed community of Edenkoben .

religion

In 2013, 68.4 percent of the population were Catholic and 15.3 percent Protestant. The rest belonged to another religion or were non-denominational.

politics

Municipal council

The local council in Roschbach consists of twelve council members, who were elected in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote, and the honorary local mayor as chairman. In the 2009 election, the council members were elected in a personalized proportional representation.

The distribution of seats in the municipal council:

choice	SPD	CDU	FWG	total
2019	Majority vote			12 seats
2014	Majority vote			12 seats
2009	2	5	5	12 seats
2004	2	5	5	12 seats

• FWG = Free Voting Group Roschbach e. V.

mayor

Albert Birkmeyer became mayor of Roschbach in 2014. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was confirmed in his office for another five years with a share of the vote of 87.69%. He was first elected on September 7, 2014 in a repeat election. This had become necessary because his predecessor Josef Derichs narrowly missed the necessary majority in the regular municipal elections in 2014 with a tie (218 yes to 218 no).

coat of arms

	Blazon : "In black, a golden district mark in the form of a stylized horseshoe with the studs turned downwards, from which a cross grows downward in such a way that the district mark takes the form of a fallen anchor."
	Foundation of the coat of arms: It was approved by the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior in 1922 and goes back to a seal from 1771. The colors black and gold are a reminder of the former affiliation to the Electoral Palatinate .

Culture

In Roschbach there are a total of nine objects that are under monument protection . There are also two natural monuments .

See also : List of cultural monuments in Roschbach  and List of natural monuments in Roschbach

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

Roschbach is a wine-growing place and as such part of the Palatinate wine-growing region . The Rosenkranzel vineyard is located on site .

traffic

District roads 54 and 56 run through the Roschbach settlement area . In the east of the district, away from the buildings, Landesstrasse 516 leads in a north-south direction . The community is connected to the local transport network via bus line 500 in the Rhein-Neckar transport association.

Institutions

There is a primary school in the village.

Personalities

• Christine Baumann (* 1949), politician (SPD), worked as a teacher on site at times

Web links

Commons : Roschbach  - Collection of Images

• Internet presence of the local community Roschbach
• Literature about Roschbach 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. ↑ KommWis, as of December 31, 2013
3. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections.
4. ↑ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. Accessed on April 13, 2020 (see Edenkoben, Verbandsgemeinde, 14th row of results). 
5. ↑ Albert Georg Birkmeyer is the new local mayor of Roschbach. Pfalz-Express, September 10, 2014, accessed on April 13, 2020 . 
6. ↑ VG election Edenkoben: Olaf Gouasé beats Reinhard Metz with 78 to 22 percent. Local election 2014 in the VG Edenkoben. Pfalz-Express, May 26, 2014, accessed on April 13, 2020 . 
7. ^ Karl Heinz Debus: The great book of arms of the Palatinate. Neustadt an der Weinstrasse 1988, ISBN 3-9801574-2-3 .
8. ↑ General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Informational directory of cultural monuments - Southern Wine Route district. Mainz 2020, p. 84 f. (PDF; 10 MB).