Weitersweiler
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Coordinates: 49 ° 37 ' N , 8 ° 0' E |
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State : | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
County : | Donnersbergkreis | |
Association municipality : | Goellheim | |
Height : | 232 m above sea level NHN | |
Area : | 4.52 km 2 | |
Residents: | 490 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 108 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Postal code : | 67808 | |
Area code : | 06357 | |
License plate : | KIB, ROK | |
Community key : | 07 3 33 081 | |
Association administration address: | Freiherr-vom-Stein-Strasse 1–3 67307 Göllheim |
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Local Mayor : | Thomas Busch | |
Location of the community of Weitersweiler in the Donnersbergkreis | ||
Weitersweiler is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Göllheim community .
geography
The municipality through which the Häferbach flows is located north of the Palatinate Forest Nature Park and east of the Donnersberg , between Kaiserslautern and Worms . Bennhausen is in the northwest , Jakobsweiler in the west and Dreisen in the southeast . 81% of the district area is used for agriculture.
history
From 1410 to 1792 Weitersweiler was divided by the Häferbach as a border. The northern part belonged mainly to the rule Wambold von Umstadt . The part south of the Häferbach was last under the rule of the princes of Nassau-Weilburg .
politics
Municipal council
The municipal council in Weitersweiler consists of twelve council members, who were elected in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote, and the honorary local mayor as chairman.
mayor
The local mayor is Thomas Busch. In the local elections on May 26, 2019, he was elected with 80.69% of the vote. He is the successor to Armin Göbel, who no longer ran.
coat of arms
Blazon : “In red, Saint Bartholomew in a silver robe with a blue cloak, beard, head hair and gold nimbus, a flaming knife in his right hand and a shield in his left hand, which is divided by black and silver with three spindles in mixed up tinctures. " | |
Culture and sights
- The West Palatinate hiking trail and two hiking trails run by the Palatinate Forest Association lead across the Weitersweiler area .
- The Jewish cemetery east of Weitersweiler is a protected cultural monument . 21 tombstones from the period from 1772 to 1917 have been preserved.
- In the Catholic parish church of St. Bartholomew, built between 1876 and 1880, which characterizes the townscape, Protestant services are also held regularly.
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Economy and Infrastructure
The L 497 runs through the village . There is a direct connection to the A 63 to the south-east 1 km away .
Personalities
- Gregor Köhler (1733–1819), Benedictine priest and theologian
literature
- Literature about Weitersweiler in the Rhineland-Palatinate state bibliography
Web links
- Website of the community of Weitersweiler
- Local community Weitersweiler on the website of the Göllheim Association
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
- ^ Community of Weitersweiler: Information board . Retrieved June 7, 2020 .
- ^ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: City Council Election 2019 Weitersweiler. Accessed August 31, 2019 .
- ↑ The regional returning officer RLP: direct elections 2019. see Göllheim, Verbandsgemeinde, twelfth line of results. Accessed August 31, 2019 .
- ^ The Rheinpfalz: Constituent municipal council meeting 2019 Weitersweiler. August 25, 2019, accessed August 31, 2019 .
- ↑ A lot of commitment on the degree of longitude - Donnersbergkreis. Retrieved June 7, 2020 .