Swelling

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Coat of arms of the local community Schwollen
Swelling
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Coordinates: 49 ° 42 '  N , 7 ° 11'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Birch field
Association municipality : Birch field
Height : 414 m above sea level NHN
Area : 8.83 km 2
Residents: 435 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 49 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 55767
Area code : 06787
License plate : BIR
Community key : 07 1 34 080
Association administration address: Schneewiesenstrasse 21
55765 Birkenfeld
Website : www.schwollen.de
Local Mayor : Heiko Herber
Location of the local community Schwollen in the Birkenfeld district
Horbruch Krummenau (Hunsrück) Weitersbach Gösenroth Schwerbach Oberkirn Hausen (Hunsrück) Rhaunen Stipshausen Hottenbach Hellertshausen Schauren Asbach Sulzbach (Hunsrück) Bollenbach Bundenbach Baumholder Frauenberg Reichenbach Heimbach Ruschberg Berglangenbach Fohren-Linden Berschweiler bei Baumholder Mettweiler Eckersweiler Rohrbach Rückweiler Hahnweiler Leitzweiler Sien Sienhachenbach Schmidthachenbach Oberreidenbach Mittelreidenbach Dickesbach Fischbach Bergen Berschweiler bei Kirn Hintertiefenbach Gerach Niederwörresbach Niederhosenbach Griebelschied Sonnschied Wickenrodt Herrstein Oberwörresbach Veitsrodt Herborn Mörschied Breitenthal Oberhosenbach Weiden Vollmersbach Kempfeld Kirschweiler Bruchweiler Allenbach Wirschweiler Langweiler (bei Idar-Oberstein) Idar-Oberstein Sensweiler Hettenrodt Mackenrodt Siesbach Leisel Schwollen Hattgenstein Oberhambach Rinzenberg Börfink Buhlenberg Abentheuer Brücken (bei Birkenfeld) Achtelsbach Meckenbach Ellweiler Dambach Gimbweiler Hoppstädten-Weiersbach Dienstweiler Nohen Birkenfeld (Nahe) Ellenberg Gollenberg Rimsberg Schmißberg Elchweiler Niederhambach Niederbrombach Kronweiler Sonnenberg-Winnenberg Oberbrombach Rötsweiler-Nockenthal Wilzenberg-Hußweiler Saarland Landkreis Trier-Saarburg Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis Landkreis Bad Kreuznach Landkreis Kuselmap
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Schwollen is a municipality in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Birkenfeld community . The state-approved resort is known for its mineral springs .

geography

Schwollen is located on the Schwollbach (Nahe) on the edge of the Black Forest high forest . This part of the high forest is the southwestern part of the Hunsrück . The neighboring communities are Leisel , Hattgenstein and Wilzenberg-Hußweiler . 63 percent of the municipal area is forested. The mineral water obtained from the springs is bottled by two soda companies. Schwollen is a national park community in the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park .

history

Swollen belonged country Wonderfully until the end of the 18th century to the Rear County of Sponheim and shelter as part of the care Hambach managing the Oberamt Birkenfeld . In 1607 Schwollen counted 31 families and in 1699 nine families, in 1790 the place had 199 inhabitants.

In 1794 the Left Bank of the Rhine was taken by French revolutionary troops. From 1798 to 1814 Schwollen belonged to the canton of Birkenfeld in the Saar department . As a result of the agreements made at the Congress of Vienna (1815), the region became part of the Oldenburg Principality of Birkenfeld in 1817 . The community was assigned to the mayor's office Leisel in the Birkenfeld office. From 1918 on, Schwollen belonged to the Oldenburg "Landesteil Birkenfeld" and in 1937 came to the Prussian district of Birkenfeld . Schwollen has been part of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 1946 .

Population development

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

year Residents
1815 235
1835 358
1871 339
1905 312
1939 389
1950 388
year Residents
1961 450
1970 464
1987 472
1997 511
2005 478
2019 435

politics

Municipal council

The local council in Schwollen consists of eight 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

Coat of arms from swollen
 Blazon : "In a split shield above in green a silver bowl fountain with split silver water jet, below red-silver box ."

It was approved by the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of the Interior in 1965.

Economy and Infrastructure

In the west is the B 269 and in Kronweiler , about 9 kilometers away, there is a train station on the Bingen – Saarbrücken railway .

There has been an outdoor swimming pool in Schwollen since 1937. There is also a kindergarten, a bakery, a restaurant and other businesses, including two mineral water fountains ( Hochwald Sprudel and Schwollener Sprudel ) and a fire protection company . The Sirona-Weg and the circular route "VG BIR" run directly through the village.

See also

Web links

Commons : swollen  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, municipalities, association communities ( help on this ).
  2. ^ Wilhelm Fabricius : Explanations of the historical atlas of the Rhine province, 2nd volume: The map of 1789. Bonn 1898, p. 443, 455.
  3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
  4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections