Verbandsgemeinde Herrstein
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Coordinates: 49 ° 47 ' N , 7 ° 20' E |
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| Basic data (as of 2019) | ||
| State : | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| County : | Birch field | |
| Residents: | 15,364 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Association structure: | 34 municipalities | |
| Association administration address : |
Brühlstrasse 16 55756 Herrstein |
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| Mayor : | Uwe Weber ( SPD ) | |
| Location of the Herrstein community in the Birkenfeld district | ||
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The Verbandsgemeinde Herrstein was an administrative unit in the legal form of a regional authority in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate . The Verbandsgemeinde belonged to 34 independent local communities , the administrative seat was in the local community Herrstein on the Deutsche Edelsteinstrasse . The Verbandsgemeinde merged to form the new Verbandsgemeinde Herrstein-Rhaunen on January 1, 2020.
Association members communities
| Local parish | Area (km²) | Residents |
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| Allenbach | 27.54 | 620 |
| Mountains | 10.42 | 446 |
| Berschweiler near Kirn | 7.53 | 266 |
| Breitenthal | 3.68 | 315 |
| Bruchweiler | 8.13 | 492 |
| Dickesbach | 4.91 | 416 |
| Fischbach | 4.00 | 858 |
| Rumor | 2.29 | 220 |
| Griebelschied | 4.19 | 177 |
| Herborn | 2.46 | 502 |
| Mr. Stein | 4.79 | 823 |
| Hettenrodt | 5.32 | 627 |
| Hintertiefenbach | 4.68 | 314 |
| Kempfeld | 9.66 | 772 |
| Kirschweiler | 4.89 | 1,057 |
| Boring | 5.20 | 238 |
| Mackenrodt | 4.90 | 384 |
| Mittelreidenbach | 5.07 | 736 |
| Mörschied | 10.70 | 789 |
| Niederhosenbach | 7.43 | 281 |
| Niederwörresbach | 9.35 | 864 |
| Oberhosenbach | 4.14 | 134 |
| Oberreidenbach | 10.93 | 609 |
| Oberwörresbach | 1.40 | 116 |
| Schmidthachenbach | 10.05 | 375 |
| Sensweiler | 8.43 | 422 |
| Sien | 8.47 | 531 |
| Sienhachenbach | 7.60 | 191 |
| Sonnschied | 3.85 | 96 |
| Veitsrodt | 7.94 | 695 |
| Vollmersbach | 2.44 | 453 |
| Pastures | 2.60 | 87 |
| Wickenrodt | 5.27 | 163 |
| Wirschweiler | 10.26 | 295 |
| Verbandsgemeinde Herrstein | 230.52 | 15,364 |
Population figures as of December 31, 2019
Population development
The development of the number of inhabitants in relation to the area of today's Herrstein Association; the values from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:
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politics
Association municipal council
Due to the upcoming merger of the municipalities of Herrstein and Rhaunen on January 1, 2020, a new structure was already elected in the local elections on May 26, 2019 (see: Result ). The term of office of the previous community councils was extended by state law to December 31, 2019. The Herrstein municipal council, which is still in office for the entire 2019 calendar year, consists of 32 honorary council members, who were elected in a personalized proportional representation in the local elections on May 25, 2014 , and the chairman.
The distribution of seats in the municipal council:
| choice | SPD | CDU | FDP | LEFT | LUB | PER | WGR | total |
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| 2014 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 32 seats |
| 2009 | 13 | 11 | 5 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 32 seats |
| 2004 | 13 | 13 | 4th | - | 2 | - | - | 32 seats |
- LUB = List of Independent Citizens eV
- PRO = voter association PRO Region eV
mayor
In 2007, Uwe Weber (SPD) was elected to succeed Klaus Beck. On June 14, 2015 Weber was re-elected for an original eight-year term, the term of office began on November 1, 2015. Due to the merger between the municipalities of Herrstein and Rhaunen, the term of office of the mayor was limited to December 31, 2019 by state law.
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, municipalities, association municipalities
- ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
- ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
- ^ A b State of Rhineland-Palatinate: State law on the merger. Section 2, Paragraph 1, September 3, 2018, accessed on August 14, 2019 .
- ↑ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Municipal elections 2014, Verbandsgemeinderatswahlen
- ↑ Result of the direct election from June 14, 2015 ( memento of the original from January 24, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
