Wiesbach (Palatinate)

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	Coordinates: 49 ° 20 '  N , 7 ° 27'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Southwest Palatinate
Association municipality :	Zweibrücken-Land
Height :	260 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.07 km 2
Residents:	518 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	127 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	66894
Area code :	06337
License plate :	PS , ZW
Community key :	07 3 40 227
Association administration address:	Landauer Strasse 18-20 66482 Zweibrücken
Website :	www.wiesbach-pfalz.de
Local Mayor :	Klaus Buchmann
Location of the local community Wiesbach in the district of Südwestpfalz

View of Wiesbach

Wiesbach is a municipality in the Südwestpfalz district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Zweibrücken-Land .

geography

Wiesbachhorn lies in a depression of the Sickinger height of several streams for initially at the confluence Wiesbachhorn said Auerbach . The surrounding, sometimes ravine-like valleys are forested, while the heights are covered by arable land.

history

Wiesbach was first mentioned in a document in 1269 as the Reichsdorf Wisebach . A castle is mentioned in 1297. In 1564, in addition to Grundt Wisenbach, there was a Neuwen Wisebach on the slope of the Krähenberg, which later broke away from Wiesbach as the Krähenberg . Wiesbach belonged to the Sickingen rule of Landstuhl until 1589 and then came to Pfalz-Zweibrücken , where it remained until the end of the 18th century. 1920, moved from the district office Homburg for district office two bridges .

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Wiesbach consists of twelve council members, who were elected by a majority vote in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman.

mayor

Klaus Buchmann became the local mayor of Wiesbach on August 7, 2019. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was elected for five years with 78.39% of the vote. Buchmann's predecessor was Emil Mayer.

coat of arms

	Blazon : "In a four-part shield,top right in black five silver balls 2: 1: 2, top left in silver a red mill wheel, bottom right in gold a red inclined crook and bottom left in black a golden red-armored and tongued lion." It was awarded in 1982 by the Rheinhessen-Pfalz district government .
	Justification of the coat of arms: The five cannon balls symbolize the weapons of Franz von Sickingen . The mill wheel stands for the numerous water mills in the area in earlier times. The staff stands for Saint Pirminius . The Palatinate lion is also found in the coat of arms of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate .

Protestant Dietrich Bonhoeffer Church

Catholic parish church Maria Himmelfahrt

Culture and sights

buildings

• Castle

“The Wiesbacher Burg , of which the name is not even known, is said to have been built between 1125 and 1250. The castle complex, which has at least two floors, probably served as the seat of a Reich ministerial. ”(Friedrich Weber, Wiesbach). Essentially only two walls of the castle have survived. "In the past (editor's note: in the 19th century) the stones of the castle were used by the Wiesbachers to build houses" (Alwin Jung Senior, Wiesbach, born 1889).

• Evangelical parish church

Protestant Dietrich Bonhoeffer Church “The current Evangelical Parish Church, which was built in the first half of the 14th century. Excavations on the occasion of an extensive renovation in the 1960s revealed that the Gothic structure rises on the remains of an earlier Romanesque church that was built around the turn of the millennium. Since the Peace of Rijswijk (1697) it was used simultaneously . ”(Friedrich Weber, Wiesbach). It has not been used simultaneously since the beginning of the 20th century because a new Catholic parish church was built. It was named Dietrich Bonhoeffer Church and was completely renovated in the 1960s.

• Catholic parish church Maria Himmelfahrt

Built between 1912 and 1914, the complete renovation in the early 1990s revealed that it was an Art Nouveau church that is rare in the West Palatinate . As the church was gradually rebuilt over time, it was decided to restore the artistic elements inside to their original state. For example, a new high altar was reconstructed from the original photos. The ringing consists of three bells in the tones f sharp '- a' - h 'by Albert Junker from Brilon. They were cast as special bronze bells in 1952.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Wiesbach

Economy and Infrastructure

Business

Wiesbach still has basic facilities, such as a corner shop , a butcher 's shop and a restaurant.

Public facilities

• Carl Orff Primary School Wiesbach
• kindergarten
• Volunteer firefighter

Personalities

Honorary citizen

• February 24, 2016: Anton Buchmann (born August 2, 1931 in Martinshöhe ), Federal Railroad Official (retired), awarded in recognition of his services to the Wiesbach community. He was local mayor (1979–1999), member of the municipal council (1974–1979) and the Zweibrücken-Land association council . During these years he has shaped the townscape in many ways. Especially with the expansion of the streets, the expansion of the kindergarten, the new construction of the cemetery and the morgue.

Sons and daughters of the church

• Ludwig Grub (1930–2007), painter, sculptor and graphic artist

Web links

Commons : Wiesbach  - Collection of Images

• Local community Wiesbach on the website of the association community Zweibrücken-Land
• Tower recording with bell ringing of the Catholic parish church Mariä Himmelfahrt in Wiesbach / Pfalz (video with sound) on YouTube
• Literature about Wiesbach 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. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
3. ^ Report on the constituent meeting of the Wiesbach local council. Verbandsgemeinde Zweibrücken-Land, August 7, 2019, accessed on March 25, 2020 . 
4. ^ The State Returning Officer for Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Zweibrücken-Land, Verbandsgemeinde, last line of results. Retrieved March 25, 2020 . 
5. ^ Entry on the coat of arms of Wiesbach (Palatinate)  in the database of the House of Bavarian History , accessed on September 18, 2017 .
6. ↑ Former Mayor Anton Buchmann becomes an honorary citizen. In: The Rhine Palatinate. February 25, 2016, accessed on May 30, 2018 (fee-based link!).