Sonnenberg-Winnenberg

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 49 ° 40 ′  N , 7 ° 17 ′  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Birch field
Association municipality :	Birch field
Height :	400 m above sea level NHN
Area :	2.87 km 2
Residents:	437 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density :	152 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	55767
Area code :	06787
License plate :	BIR
Community key :	07 1 34 085
Community structure:	2 districts
Association administration address:	Schneewiesenstrasse 21 55765 Birkenfeld
Website :	www.vg-birkenfeld.de
Local Mayor :	Ottmar Ding
Location of the local community Sonnenberg-Winnenberg in the Birkenfeld district

Sonnenberg-Winnenberg is a municipality in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Birkenfeld community .

geography

The "double community", consisting of the two districts Sonnenberg and Winnenberg, is located on the Nahe . In the east on the opposite bank of the Nahe is Frauenberg , in the south Kronweiler , in the west Niederbrombach and in the north is Idar-Oberstein .

The residential areas Birkensiedlung, Hohensteiner Hof and Schlesierhof also belong to Sonnenberg-Winnenberg .

Population development

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

year Residents 1815 82 1835 151 1871 243 1905 264 1939 408 1950 466

year Residents 1961 551 1970 628 1987 536 1997 538 2005 530 2019 437

politics

Municipal council

The council in Sonnenberg-Winnenberg 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. In 2009–2014 the municipality council had twelve council members.

coat of arms

	Blazon : "Under a red-silver shield head in blue a rising black tip, covered with a golden 'W', in the field a golden sun limited by the tip."
	Justification for the coat of arms: The checkerboard pattern is reminiscent of the former affiliation to the Hinteren Grafschaft Sponheim . The name of the place is shown below. The coat of arms was approved by the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of the Interior in 1963 .

Economy and Infrastructure

In the northwest runs the federal highway 41 , which leads to the federal highway 62 in the south . The station in Sonnenberg was shut down in 1963. The nearest stop on the Bingen – Saarbrücken railway line is in Kronweiler .

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Sonnenberg-Winnenberg
• List of natural monuments in Sonnenberg-Winnenberg

Web links

Commons : Sonnenberg-Winnenberg  - Collection of images

• Local community Sonnenberg-Winnenberg on the website of the Verbandsgemeinde Birkenfeld
• Literature about Sonnenberg-Winnenberg in the Rhineland-Palatinate state bibliography

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, municipalities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 1, 2017 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 19 (PDF; 1.9 MB).
3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections