Steinbach am Glan

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Kusel
Association municipality :	Upper Glantal
Height :	301 m above sea level NHN
Area :	6.85 km 2
Residents:	867 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	127 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	66909
Area code :	06383
License plate :	KUS
Community key :	07 3 36 096
Association administration address:	Rathausstrasse 8 ; 66901 Schönenberg-Kübelberg
Website :	www.steinbachamglan.de
Local Mayor :	Jörg Ulrich Fehrentz ( SPD )
Location of the local community Steinbach am Glan in the district of Kusel

Steinbach am Glan from a bird's eye view

The local community Steinbach am Glan is located in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Upper Glantal . Contrary to what the name addition suggests, Steinbach is not located on the Glan, but in the valley of the Henschbach, a tributary of the Glan.

geography

location

The community is located in the North Palatinate Bergland within its sub-area Kuseler Bergland and Brücken-Steinbacher Karboninsel . In addition to the two districts, the Römertalhof residential area also belongs to the community. Neighboring communities are - clockwise - Wahnwegen , Henschtal , Börsborn , Brücken , Ohmbach and Herschweiler-Pettersheim .

Elevations and waters

Steinbach am Glan lies on both sides of the Henschbach , which is alternatively called Steinbach here in the upper reaches . The Steinbach district is on the right and the Frutzweiler district on the left side of the water. The stream has its source on the western edge of the village, flows in a north-easterly direction and takes the Hodenbach from the left about a kilometer below the village or unites with it. From the lowest point of the valley at around 260 meters above sea level, the terrain rises significantly on both sides. The Habachgraben also rises in the far south of the municipality .

On the right side of the stream are with the Schnepfenrech 417 m above sea level. NHN and with the Steinberg including its main summit Kahlenberg 406 m above sea level. NHN , while on the left there is a maximum of 367 meters.

history

From 1798 to 1814, when the Palatinate was part of the French Republic (until 1804) and then part of the Napoleonic Empire , the place was incorporated into the canton of Waldmohr . In 1815 Ulmet initially belonged to Austria . After the Congress of Vienna , it was added to Bavaria a year later . From 1818 to 1862 the community continued to belong to the canton of Waldmohr and was part of the Landkommissariat Homburg , which was then converted into a district office .

Since part of the district office - including Homburg itself - was added to the newly created Saar area in 1920 , the place moved to the Kusel district office and was administered by a branch office located in Waldmohr that existed until 1940 . In 1939 the place was incorporated into the Kusel district. After the Second World War , Steinbach am Glan became part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate within the French occupation zone . In the course of the first Rhineland-Palatinate administrative reform , the neighboring town of Frutzweiler was incorporated into Steinbach on June 7, 1969. Three years later, Steinbach was incorporated into the newly formed community of Glan-Münchweiler . Since 2017 the place belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Oberes Glantal .

religion

On October 22, 1940, the Jews living in Steinbach were deported as part of the Wagner-Bürckel campaign .

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Steinbach consists of twelve council members, who were elected in a personalized proportional representation in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman. A majority election took place in 2009 .

The distribution of seats in the municipal council:

choice	SPD	WVS	WGD	WGW	total
2019	4th	2	4th	2	12 seats
2014	5	7th	-	-	12 seats
2009	by majority vote				12 seats

WVS = Voters' Association Steinbach am Glan e. V.
WGD = voter group Dorfgemeinschaft Steinbach am Glan e. V.
WGW = Weißbrodt voter group

mayor

Jörg Fehrentz (SPD) became the local mayor of Steinbach in 2014. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was confirmed in his office for a further five years with a share of the vote of 54.07%.

Culture

Cultural monuments

Listed historic bell tower with liberty linden tree

The Jewish cemetery is designated as a monument zone . There are also two individual objects that are under monument protection .

Other structures

The Jewish Museum Steinbach am Glan is also located on site

nature

There are two natural monuments in the municipality .

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

Mining used to be practiced in the area of the municipality. A pit existed until the 20th century.

traffic

The B 423 runs through the village . From this the district road 8 branches off , which leads via Börsborn to Gries . In the northeast is the A 62 . In Glan-Münchweiler there is a train station on the Landstuhl – Kusel railway line .

leisure

The Naturfreundehaus Am Haselrech on the height between Steinbach and Börsborn is a popular hiking destination. There are also three Nordic walking trails of various difficulties that belong to the NatureFitness Park Haselrech, which was established by the Kusel district. A farm road leads to the local recreation and leisure area Hodenbachtal . At the exit of Steinbach in the direction of Börsborn there is a water treading facility based on the Kneipp method.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

Isidor Triefus (1845–1919), founder of the diamond cutting industry in the West Palatinate
Friedrich Harth (1889–1975), veterinarian and politician (NSDAP)

People who worked on site

Konrad Weiss, head of the Frankenholzer Bergwerksgesellschaft and operator of the Steinbach mines

literature

Literature about Steinbach am Glan in the Rhineland-Palatinate state bibliography

Web links

Commons : Steinbach am Glan - Collection of Images

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 2019 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 156 (PDF; 3 MB).

^ Ernst Schworm, Josef Wintringer: Steinbach. Location. In: regionalgeschichte.net. Institute for Historical Regional Studies at the University of Mainz eV, accessed on May 20, 2020 .

↑ Official municipality directory 2006 ( Memento from December 22, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) (= State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate [Hrsg.]: Statistical volumes . Volume 393 ). Bad Ems March 2006, p. 197 (PDF; 2.6 MB). Info: An up-to-date directory ( 2016 ) is available, but in the section "Territorial changes - Territorial administrative reform" it does not give any population figures.
^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
↑ Local council of Steinbach am Glan. Verbandsgemeinde Oberes Glantal, accessed on May 20, 2020 .
^ Steinbach local council elects two councilors. Die Rheinpfalz, August 14, 2019, accessed on May 9, 2020 .
^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Oberes Glantal, Verbandsgemeinde, 19th result line. Retrieved May 9, 2020 .
^ Jewish Museum in Steinbach am Glan
^ History of Steinbach - regionalgeschichte.net

[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 2019 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 156 (PDF; 3 MB).

[3] Ernst Schworm, Josef Wintringer: Steinbach. Location. In: regionalgeschichte.net. Institute for Historical Regional Studies at the University of Mainz eV, accessed on May 20, 2020 .