Wernersberg

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	Coordinates: 49 ° 11 '  N , 7 ° 56'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Southern Wine Route
Association municipality :	Annweiler am Trifels
Height :	267 m above sea level NHN
Area :	8.03 km 2
Residents:	1091 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	136 inhabitants per km 2
Postcodes :	76857, 76855 (Kaisermühle, Bone Mill )
Area code :	06346
License plate :	SOUTH
Community key :	07 3 37 083
Association administration address:	Messplatz 1 76855 Annweiler am Trifels
Website :	www.wernersberg.de
Local Mayor :	Dominik Rubiano Soriano
Location of the local community Wernersberg in the district of Südliche Weinstrasse

House in Wernersberg

Wernersberg is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstrasse district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Annweiler am Trifels , within which it is the fourth largest community in terms of population after the city of Annweiler am Trifels , Albersweiler and Gossersweiler-Stein .

geography

The place is in Wasgau , as the southern part of the Palatinate Forest and the adjoining northern part of the Vosges are also called, between Annweiler am Trifels and Bad Bergzabern. Neighboring communities are - clockwise - Rinnthal , Annweiler am Trifels , Völkersweiler , Lug (Pfalz) and Spirkelbach .

The landmark of the Palatinate community is the Geierstein. The view from the 387 meter high Wachtfels and the Round Hut offer a panoramic view of the immediate surroundings. In addition, the western flank of the Ebersberg lies within the boundaries of the local community. Wernersberg also includes the bone mill to the east of the actual town and the Kaisermühle to the west of the area .

The most important body of water within the district is the Rimbach , which runs around one kilometer west of the settlement area. The Mitterbach rises to the south-east of the development and, after two kilometers from the right, flows into the Ebersbach , which shortly before takes on the Kleiner Ebersbach .

history

Wernersberg was first mentioned in a document dated July 1, 1283 in the spelling "Wernheresberge". Until the end of the 18th century, the place belonged to Pfalz-Zweibrücken .

From 1798 to 1814, when the Palatinate was part of the French Republic (until 1804) and then part of the Napoleonic Empire , Wernersberg was incorporated into the canton of Annweiler and was subordinate to the Mairie Annweiler . In 1815 the community had a total of 397 inhabitants. In the same year, Austria was struck. Just one year later, the place, like the entire Palatinate, changed to the Kingdom of Bavaria . From 1818 to 1862 Sankt Martin belonged to the Land Commissioner Bergzabern ; from this the district office Bergzabern emerged.

From 1939 the place was part of the Bergzabern district . After the Second World War , Wernersberg became part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate within the French occupation zone . During the first Rhineland-Palatinate administrative reform changed the place on 7 June 1969 in the newly created district Landau-Bad Bergzabern, in 1978 in South County Wine Trail is renamed . In 1972 Wernersberg was assigned to the also newly formed community of Annweiler am Trifels .

politics

Municipal council

The council in Wernersberg consists of 16 council members, who in the local elections on 26 May 2019 in a majority vote were elected, and the honorary mayor as chairman. In the 2009 election, the council members were elected in a personalized proportional representation.

The distribution of seats in the municipal council:

choice	CDU	BGW	total
2019	Majority vote		16 seats
2014	Majority vote		16 seats
2009	7th	9	16 seats
2004	7th	9	16 seats

mayor

Dominik Rubiano Soriano became mayor of Waldhambach in 2014. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was confirmed in his office for another five years with 78.89% of the votes. His predecessor Helmut Heller had held the office for 15 years.

coat of arms

	Blasonierung : "of red and blue by a rising golden part tip in a green Gemarkung mark in the form of an inverted Y with continuous vertical shaft, above the right half a silver eagle at the gap, the top left a silver pole."

Culture

There are a total of 16 objects on site that are listed . Locals often refer to the place as the “cuckoo's nest”.

See also : List of cultural monuments in Wernersberg

Infrastructure

Wernersberg is connected to the local transport network via the bus line 525 of the Rhein-Neckar transport association, which leads to Bad Bergzabern and Annweiler am Trifels. Bundesstraße 48 runs through the east of the district . The closest train station is Annweiler am Trifels . Many marked hiking, cycling and riding trails are also marked on the information board in the village center.

Web links

Commons : Wernersberg  - Collection of Images

• Internet presence of the local community Wernersberg
• Literature about Wernersberg in the Rhineland-Palatinate state bibliography

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2019 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 159 (PDF; 3 MB).
3. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections.
4. ↑ Gerhard Sommer: On Case II: Which local chiefs in Trifelsland are running again. Die Rheinpfalz, September 14, 2018, accessed on April 18, 2020 . 
5. ↑ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. Accessed on April 18, 2020 (see Annweiler am Trifels, Verbandsgemeinde, 13th line of results) 
6. ↑ Thanks and appreciation. Honoring resigned local mayors. Verbandsgemeinde Annweiler am Trifels, December 2, 2014, accessed on April 18, 2020 . 
7. ↑ General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Informational directory of cultural monuments - Southern Wine Route district. Mainz 2020, p. 96 f. (PDF; 10 MB).