Bridges (near Birkenfeld)

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Coat of arms of the local community of Brücken
Bridges (near Birkenfeld)
Map of Germany, position of the local community Brücken highlighted

Coordinates: 49 ° 38 '  N , 7 ° 7'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Birch field
Association municipality : Birch field
Height : 405 m above sea level NHN
Area : 13.62 km 2
Residents: 1208 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 89 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 55767
Area code : 06782
License plate : BIR
Community key : 07 1 34 015
Community structure: 2 districts
Association administration address: Schneewiesenstrasse 21
55765 Birkenfeld
Website : www.bruecken-nahe.de
Local Mayor : Marc Arend
Location of the local community of Brücken in the Birkenfeld district
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Brücken is a municipality in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Birkenfeld community .

geography

location

Brücken lies on the Traunbach in the Black Forest high forest in the Hunsrück . Around 63 percent of the municipal area is forested. The Allbach rises from the Friedrichskopf in the bridges area , and bears the name Königsbach in the upper reaches .

The community is divided into the districts of Brücken and Traunen. In addition to the two districts, the Friesenhof residential area also belongs to the community .

Brücken is a national park municipality in the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park .

climate

The annual precipitation is 1021 mm. The rainfall is high. They are in the upper quarter of the values ​​recorded in Germany. Lower values ​​are registered at 86% of the measuring stations of the German Weather Service . The driest month is July, with the most rainfall in December. In December there is 1.8 times more rainfall than in July. Precipitation varies greatly. Higher seasonal fluctuations are registered at only 18% of the measuring stations .

history

Traunen was first mentioned in a document in 1256, bridges in 1374.

Until the end of the 18th century, today's community was divided, Brücken belonged to the Hinteren Grafschaft Sponheim , Traunen to the Duchy of Pfalz-Zweibrücken .

In 1794 the Left Bank of the Rhine was taken by French revolutionary troops. From 1798 to 1814, Brücken and Traunen belonged to the canton of Birkenfeld in the Saardepartement . 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 of Brücken was assigned to the Birkenfeld mayor's office in the Birkenfeld district , the Traunen community to the mayor's office of Achtelsbach in the Nohfelden district . From 1918 on, both places belonged to the Oldenburg "Landesteil Birkenfeld". The current district of Traunen was incorporated in 1934 after bridges. The community of Brücken became part of the Prussian district of Birkenfeld in 1937 , and has been part of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 1946 .

Bridges is known for the legend of Hinzhausen. According to this legend, there was a village in the forest that was attacked by the plague. After much deliberation by the residents who were still alive, they decided to lock their village from the inside and burn everything down. So the rest of the area was spared from the plague. Today it is said that in the middle of the forest around bridges there are still some ruins. These ruins actually exist, but it is not clear whether they were left over from the tragic plague in Hinzhausen.

Population development

The development of the population of bridges in relation to today's municipal area; the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:

Population development of bridges from 1815 to 2017 according to the adjacent table
year Residents
1815 363
1835 602
1871 603
1905 675
1939 784
1950 909
1961 980
year Residents
1970 987
1987 1,095
1997 1,243
2005 1,266
2011 1,231
2017 1,189

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Brücken consists of 16 council members, who were elected in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a personalized proportional representation, and the honorary local mayor as chairman.

The distribution of seats in the municipal council:

choice SPD CDU WGR total
2019 4th 3 9 16 seats
2014 5 4th 7th 16 seats
2009 6th 2 8th 16 seats
2004 4th 3 9 16 seats

Local mayor

There have been or have been four local mayors since 1946:

  • 1946 - 1949: Adolf Schöpfer
  • 1949 - 1974: Johann Mörsdorf
  • 1974 - 2019: Karl-Otto Engel
  • 2019 - 0000: Marc Arend

coat of arms

Coat of arms of bridges
 Blazon : "Under a three-fold golden shield head, split obliquely to the left, front red and silver chess, behind in black a growing red armored, tongued and crowned golden lion."

Culture and sights

Every year the bell fair takes place in bridges, to which people from outside like to come.

The carnival event (cap meeting) is also known in Brücken. This celebration is so popular that two evenings are reserved for the various performances.

See also: List of cultural monuments in bridges

Economy and Infrastructure

There is a primary school and a kindergarten. Children from the surrounding communities also go to these facilities.

In addition, there is a large fairground, a village museum, a community center and a gym in the bridges. The football club FC Brücken has a hard court and a grass field, which are located directly at the sports center. The community has a volunteer fire brigade, which also makes a contribution to youth work in the form of a youth fire brigade .

Web links

Commons : Bridges  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
  2. ↑ a b State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
  3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2019 [ Version 2020 is available. ] . S. 28 (PDF; 3 MB).
  4. ^ Wilhelm Fabricius : Explanations of the Historical Atlas of the Rhine Province, Die Karte von 1789 (2nd volume), Bonn 1898. P. 404, 455
  5. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections