Heiligenmoschel
Heiligenmoschel is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Otter mountain.
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 Cultural and Natural Monuments
- 4.2 Regular events
- 5.1 traffic
Geography
Location
Heiligenmoschel lies at the foot of 459.7 m above sea level. NN Reiser high mountain in the north- Palatinate mountains, approximately 18 km north of Kaiserslautern. The irregularly running local roads departing from the fracture site of different streams.
Community structure
To Heiligenmoschel includes the residential places Frankenhof, Horterhof, raw mill and Sickingerhof.
History
The place belonged to the late Middle Ages to the rule Schallodenbach and was first mentioned in 1396 as " the village and court to All Saints Mosseln " for the first time. In the 16th century, the burner of Lewenstein shared the rule with SICKINGEN - Schallodenbach the possession of the place. 1601/ 03 bought Duke Johann von Pfalz -Zweibrücken on all shares. Heiligenmoschel was thus a zweibrückischer Amtsort of Oberamts Meis home.
Heiligenmoschel is named after one situated on the Moschel medieval All Saints Church. The name developed as follows:
The development of the population of Heiligenmoschel, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Heiligenmoschel consists of twelve council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of Heiligenmoschel shows in blue a silver scallop, the castle turned down.
It was approved by the Rhineland- Palatinate Ministry of the Interior on 16 April 1951.
Culture and sights
Cultural and Natural Monuments
- List of cultural monuments in Heiligenmoschel
- List of natural monuments in Heiligenmoschel
Regular events
- On the second weekend in September, the Heiligenmoscheler traditionally celebrate their church fete.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
- The public transport system is integrated into the transport association Rhein- Neckar.
- The nearest motorway junction is Winnweiler on the A63, about 14 miles away, or sink Bach Alsenborn on the A6, about 20 km away.