Sargenroth

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Rhein-Hunsrück district
Association municipality :	Simmern-Rheinböllen
Height :	410 m above sea level NHN
Area :	12.71 km 2
Residents:	434 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	34 inhabitants per km 2
Postcodes :	55471, ; 55490 (Wildburg)
Area code :	06761
License plate :	SIM, GOA
Community key :	07 1 40 134
LOCODE :	DE S9G
Association administration address:	Brühlstrasse 2 ; 55469 Simmern / Hunsrück
Website :	www.sargenroth.de
Local Mayor :	Gerd Martin
Location of the municipality of Sargenroth in the Rhein-Hunsrück district

View of the village from the west

historical parish hall in the lower village
Catholic chapel in the upper village
ev. Nunkirche
Rochusfeld with Nunkirche near Sargenroth
Bismarck tower east of Rochusfeld and Nunkirche
Sargenroth Forest Youth Hostel

Sargenroth is a municipality in the Rhein-Hunsrück district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Simmern-Rheinböllen community .

geography

Sargenroth is centrally located in the Hunsrück , between the Simmerbachtal and the Soonwald . Simmern is about six kilometers north of the village. The highest elevation of the local community is the Wildburghöhe ( 629 m above sea level ).

The Forsthaus Ellerspring, Johanneshof and Wildburg residential areas also belong to Sargenroth .

**Neighboring places**
Ravengiersburg	Belgweiler	Ohlweiler
Crowd difference		Holzbach and Riesweiler
Gemünden	Soonwald	Tiefenbach

history

In the Middle Ages the place belonged to the judicial district of the Nunkirch and thus to the provost area of the Ravengiersburg monastery . In 1408 the Ravengiersburg area complex with Sargenroth came to the Count Palatine and from these in 1410 to the newly created Duchy of Simmern , which introduced the Reformation in 1566 . In 1673 the place came back to the Electoral Palatinate . With the occupation of the left bank of the Rhine in 1794 by French revolutionary troops , the place became French, in 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna . After the First World War temporarily occupied by the French again , the place has been part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 1946.

politics

Municipal council

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

mayor

Local mayor is Gerd Martin. In the local elections on May 26, 2019, he was confirmed in his office with a share of 69.96% of the votes.

coat of arms

	Blazon : “Shield divided by a golden left sloping bar; above in black striding, golden lion, below golden bar in black. "
	Justification of the coat of arms: The lion stands for Pfalz-Simmern, the golden bar in black is the coat of arms of the Knights of Wildburg, who lived on the castle of the same name in the municipality.

Culture and sights

Buildings

The historical Nunkirche and the 18 m high Bismarck tower from 1903 east of the village are national attractions of the local community Sargenroth. The ruins of the Wildburg are on the outskirts of Sargenroth.

Regular events

The traditional Nunkircher market ( Ungerischer Maard ) takes place in September on the Rochusfeld between Nunkirche and Bismarck Tower , which is overgrown with rare orchids . On the Sunday before the market, the annual Gau mountain festival of the Turngau Hunsrück is held.

tourism

The forest youth hostel with 134 beds is located in Sargenroth. The Schinderhannes Soonwald cycle path runs between the village and the Soonwald .

Born in Sargenroth

Wolfgang Wagner (* 1959), production director at WDR

Web links

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

Internet presence of the local community Sargenroth
To the Bismarck Tower: observation towers in the Hunsrück
Literature about Sargenroth in the Rhineland-Palatinate State Bibliography

Individual evidence

↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).

↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2018 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 40 (PDF; 2.2 MB).

^ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: City Council Election 2019 Sargenroth. Retrieved October 4, 2019 .
^ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: direct elections 2019. see Simmern-Rheinböllen, Verbandsgemeinde, 39th result line. Retrieved October 4, 2019 .
↑ Sargenroth Youth Hostel , portrait of the Forest Youth Hostel in Sargenroth on diejugendherbergen.de

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-RP-1] State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).

[2] State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2018 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 40 (PDF; 2.2 MB).