Imsbach

Imsbach is a municipality in the southern thunder mountain in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Winnweiler.

  • 4.1 remnants of mining
  • 5.1 traffic

Geography

The place is located in the North Palatine Uplands between the Palatinate Forest in the south and the thunder mountain in the northeast, which is the highest mountain in the Palatinate with 687 m.

To Imsbach include the residential places Langheckerhof, Meis Dell and Röderhof.

History

The village was established as a mining settlement for miners who found work in the nearby mines.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Imsbach consists of twelve council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 of personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Allocation of seats in the elected municipal council:

Coat of arms

Blazon: Shared by blue and silver; above a silver sechsspeichiges wheel, down a green wave beams.

Culture and sights

Remnants of mining

The historic silver and copper mine white pit, located 2 km outside the town, since 1979 visitor mine. In 2006, the mine Mary near a second show mine opened to the public. The Palatine mining museum in the town center is housed in the old school house from 1887 and shows the life and work of former miners. Trails like the Imsbacher pit loop trail and the Gienanthweg lead past historic mining and industrial plants.

See also:

  • List of cultural monuments in Imsbach
  • List of natural monuments in Imsbach

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

To the west of Falkenstein B 48, which is also the A 63 (Kaiserslautern - Mainz ) runs leads. In Winnweiler is a train station of Alsenztalbahn.

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