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Coat of arms of the local community Stockum-Püschen
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Coordinates: 50 ° 36 '  N , 7 ° 54'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Westerwaldkreis
Association municipality : Westerburg
Height : 452 m above sea level NHN
Area : 3.54 km 2
Residents: 639 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 181 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 56459
Area code : 02661
License plate : WW
Community key : 07 1 43 298
Community structure: 2 districts
Association administration address: Neumarkt 1
56457 Westerburg
Website : www.stockum-pueschen.de
Local Mayor : Pierre hero
Location of the local community Stockum-Püschen in the Westerwaldkreis
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Stockum-Püschen is a municipality in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Westerburg .

geography

Stockum-Püschen is located nine kilometers from Westerburg on the southern slope of the Götzenberg natural monument . It is an important basalt mining site . The highest point is the Götzenberg at 501  m above sea level. NHN .

The community consists of the two districts Stockum and Püschen.

history

Stockum was first mentioned in a document in 1235. The name may go back to the Old High German stoc for tree stump . The place belonged to the parish and court of Rotenhain from the second half of the 15th century at the latest . Stockum was removed from the parish in 1563 in the course of the Reformation and parish changed to Marienberg .

The Stockumer Mühle, built in 1547, is now in the district of Rotenhain. In 1801 there was a joint winter school for Stockum and Püschen.

The place was the origin of two noble families: those of Stockheim with the lily coat of arms are documented from 1235 to 1437. Their free float extended from Koblenz to Limburg an der Lahn . The von Krombach named von Stockum are mentioned from 1350 to 1421. Their possessions were limited to the Montabaur and Westerburg area.

Stockum-Püschen was re-formed on January 1, 1969 from the previously independent communities Stockum and Püschen.

In 1545 4 people liable for Turkish taxes were recorded in Stockum , in 1572 seven people were subject to taxation. In 1738 twelve fireplaces are mentioned, in 1809 and 1850 113 inhabitants each.

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Stockum-Püschen consists of twelve council members, who were elected by a majority vote in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman.

mayor

Pierre Held became the local mayor of Stockum-Püschen on June 26, 2019. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was elected for five years with 88.66% of the vote.

Held's predecessor, Anja Fellinger, had held the office since May 29, 2018 after the new election.

Attractions

The tertiary and industrial adventure park Stöffel , also known as the Stöffelpark , is located between the local communities of Stockum-Püschen, Enspel and Nistertal . Here you will find one of the most important fossil deposits and an industrial ensemble that is well worth seeing. A lookout tower was built on the edge of the Stöffel Park .

In the village there are two fountain places, a village square with the restored old village cross of Püschen, a village square with a war memorial and a village square with children's play equipment. There are currently five children's playgrounds available for the youngest. A skate park, which is known far beyond the borders of the village, is located in the north of the village.

In the district of Püschen there is a Lady Chapel, which was acquired by the local community and renovated in 1997. There is also an old wayside shrine in Stockum. Another wayside shrine was erected on the Götzenberg. A picture museum was created on the upper floor of the mayor's office, in which around 500 old pictures from the past of the village are now on display.

The Götzenberghalle , which was handed over to its destination in autumn 1995, is used by the citizens, clubs and the Stöffelmaus primary school. At the end of 2000, mountain hikers from the community erected a summit cross on the Götzenberg.

Economy and Infrastructure

One of the largest basalt mining areas in northern Rhineland-Palatinate is located in the Stöffel. Basalt rock has been mined here since 1900.

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literature

Web links

Commons : Stockum Püschen  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  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. 82 (PDF; 3 MB).
  3. ↑ Official municipality directory (= State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate [Hrsg.]: Statistical volumes . Volume 407 ). Bad Ems February 2016, p. 179 (PDF; 2.8 MB).
  4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections: Results of the council elections: Election results 2019: City and municipal council elections. Retrieved November 9, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Pierre Held, Anja Fellinger: Minutes of the meeting of the municipal council of the Stockum-Püschen community on June 26, 2019. In: Wäller Wochenspiegel - Anzeiger für die Verbandsgemeinde Westerburg, edition 28/2019. Linus Wittich Medien GmbH, accessed on July 13, 2020 .
  6. ^ The Regional Returning Officer for Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Westerburg, Verbandsgemeinde, 21st line of results. Retrieved July 13, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Anja Fellinger: Minutes of the meeting of the local council of the Stockum-Püschen community on May 29, 2018. In: Wäller Wochenspiegel - Anzeiger für die Verbandsgemeinde Westerburg, edition 25/2019. Linus Wittich Medien GmbH, accessed on July 13, 2020 .