Weltersbach (Steinenken)

Weltersbach Local parish Steinwend Coordinates: 49 ° 27 ′ 8 ″  N , 7 ° 31 ′ 17 ″  E
Residents :	589  (Jan. 1, 2005)
Incorporation :	September 1, 1965
Postal code :	66879
Area code :	06371
Location of Weltersbach in Rhineland-Palatinate

With just under 600 inhabitants, Weltersbach is the smallest district of the local community of Steinwend in the district of Kaiserslautern in Rhineland-Palatinate .

location

Weltersbach is located in the Landstuhler Bruch in the south of the municipality. The Mohrbach grazes the northeastern edge of the settlement area and at the same time represents the spatial separation from the core town of Steinwend, with which it has largely grown together structurally. The Irlenbach flows through Weltersbach itself and flows into the Mohrbach just before Steinwendel.

history

Weltersbach was first mentioned in a document in 1328. Until 1798 the place was part of the Electoral Palatinate and was there again subordinate to the Lautern Oberamt and the Ramstein court . From 1798 to 1862 the place belonged to the canton Landstuhl . In 1815 the place had 184 inhabitants. From 1816 he was also part of the Kingdom of Bavaria . From 1818 to 1862 he was a member of the Homburg Land Commissioner ; from this the district office of Homburg emerged. Since part of the district office - including Homburg itself - was added to the newly created Saar area in 1920 , the place moved to the newly created district office of Landstuhl . In 1938 the place was incorporated into the district of Kaiserslautern . After the Second World War , Weltersbach became part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate within the French occupation zone . In the course of the first Rhineland-Palatinate administrative reform, Weltersbach was incorporated into Steinwend on September 1, 1965

Infrastructure

District roads 9 and 10 run through Weltersbach . The Landstuhl – Kusel railway runs along the northern edge of the settlement ; whose stopping point in Steinwend is in the immediate vicinity of Weltersbach. The only cultural monument on site is a residential building on the local main street . The Moormühle is located on the north-eastern edge of the settlement on the Mohrbach . A natural monument stands on it with the stork tree. A football club is located on site with the Steinwendi sports club.