Waldhölzbach

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Waldhölzbach
Community Losheim am See
Former municipal coat of arms of Waldhölzbach
Coordinates: 49 ° 33 ′ 7 ″  N , 6 ° 45 ′ 45 ″  E
Height : 428  (410-460)  m above sea level NHN
Residents : 607  (Oct 31, 2010)
Incorporation : 1st January 1974
Postal code : 66679
Area code : 06872

Waldhölzbach is a district of the municipality of Losheim am See in the Merzig-Wadern district ( Saarland ).

location

The district is located approx. 6 km northeast of the Losheim district. The name of the place comes from the Hölzbach flowing through it and the proximity of the forest.

history

Waldhölzbach was first mentioned around the year 1050 in a list of goods from Mettlach Abbey. Historical finds suggest that the place was created around the middle of the 8th century.

On January 1, 1974, the previously independent community of Waldhölzbach was incorporated into the Losheim community.

The district has been a recognized resort for years . In 1977 Waldhölzbach won the gold medal in the national competition Our village should become more beautiful . The multi-purpose building in the center of the village was completed in 1987. It also serves as a fire station . Nearby there is a Kneipp facility in the middle of a wooded area, a music pavilion, a nearby wildlife park and the lookout point Schau ins Land . The German architect Hanns Schönecker built a church here in 1963 and 1964. The 84-kilometer Eichenlaubstrasse holiday route runs through Waldhölzbach.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 804 .
  2. ↑ http://www.losheim-stausee.de/gemeinde-losheim/ortsteile/waldhlzbach.html
  3. ↑ http://www.kuenstlerlexikonsaar.de/personen-az/artikel/-/schoenecker-hanns/473