Selchenbach

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Coat of arms of the local community Selchenbach
Selchenbach
Map of Germany, position of the municipality Selchenbach highlighted

Coordinates: 49 ° 30 '  N , 7 ° 18'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Kusel
Association municipality : Kusel-Altenglan
Height : 385 m above sea level NHN
Area : 4.8 km 2
Residents: 301 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 63 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 66871
Area code : 06384
License plate : KUS
Community key : 07 3 36 094
Association administration address: Marktplatz 1
66869 Kusel
Website : www.selchenbach.de
Local Mayor : Dieter Edinger
Location of the local community Selchenbach in the Kusel district
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Selchenbach is a municipality in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Kusel-Altenglan .

geography

The street village of Selchenbach is located in the Ostertal in the West Palatinate directly on the border with Saarland .

history

On June 6, 1947, the communities of the Ostertal Bubach , Hoof , Marth , Niederkirchen , Osterbrücken and Saal were annexed to the Saarland , 297 hectares of the Selchenbacher district including the Kingdom of Hof were separated and connected to Marth.

politics

Municipal council

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

mayor

Dieter Edinger became the local mayor of Selchenbach on June 25, 2019. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was elected for five years with 78.98% of the vote.

Edinger's predecessor was Melanie Schäfer-Jung.

coat of arms

Selchenbach coat of arms
Blazon : "A striding, silver horse in blue over a green shield river divided by a silver wavy bar."

Economy and Infrastructure

In the northeast is the A 62 . In Kusel there is a train station on the Landstuhl – Kusel railway line .

literature

Web links

Commons : Selchenbach  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
  2. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
  3. Reinhard Schmidt: Two candidates for election as councilor in Selchenbach. Die Rheinpfalz, June 27, 2019, accessed on May 17, 2020 .
  4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Kusel-Altenglan, Verbandsgemeinde, 34th line of results. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
  5. Susanne Cahn: Local mayors from the Kusel district meet in Ulmet and draw a conclusion. Die Rheinpfalz, May 17, 2019, accessed on May 17, 2020 .