Karbach, Rhineland-Palatinate

Karbach is a municipality in the Rhein- Hunsrück district, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Emmelshausen.

Geographical location

Karbach is located about four kilometers east of Emmelshausen and seven kilometers west of the Rhine town of St. Goar. It is connected via the A61 / exit Emmelshausen and the B 327 ( Hunsrückhöhenstraße ) to the national transport network.

History

The first mention of the local settlement dates back to the located in the district court Quintenach, the 1109 (1110 confirmed ) together with the court Hirzenach in a document of Pope Paschal II was given to the Abbey of Siegburg, with the proviso at the site a monastery following Monastery Hirzenach to build. Even before 1256 came the rights to the advocacy of Hirzenach, Karbach and Quintenach to the Count Palatine of the Rhine. The Lords of Ehrenburg in turn were invested with the district that they or their successors, from 1666 Baron von Clodt. With the occupation of the left bank of the Rhine in 1794 by French revolutionary troops of the place is French, 1815, he is assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946 it has been part of Rhineland- Palatinate.

The development of the population of Karbach, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Karbach 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

Blazon: The coat of arms shows a divided plate: front in blue a golden slant bar links, rear in Silver St. Quintin in golden armor shirt and red coat, in his right hand a green palm branch in her left hand holding a spit.

Coat Reason: Karbach belonged formerly to the rule Ehrenburg, therefore forward the Ehrenburger coat of arms; St. Quintin 's local patron saint and represented in the local St. Quintinskapelle with a spit and palm fronds.

Attractions

• The former parish church of St. Quintin, since the 12th century pilgrimage goes through their original building as the place Karbach and the court Quintenach, back to the 10th century. Destroyed during the Thirty Years' War, it was rebuilt again in 1749 and consecrated in 1751. The single-nave church with three sides closed choir still has a wooden altar from 1275 with the presentation of the Sorrowful Mother of God ( Pietà ), presumably from the Minoritenkloster to Oberwesel and a wooden statue of St. Quintin in the 14th century. Stained glass windows from 1899, 1909 and 1960, the year of the last comprehensive renovation, with images of the eponymous saint, as well as representations of the Mother of God Church phenomena give the room brightness.
• The small church of St. Anne was built in 1700 and 1923 expanded.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Karbach

Economy and public institutions

Over the past 25 years, reported as agricultural land part of about 50 percent decreased to 42 percent of its territory, while the proportion of forest increased from 40 percent to over 46 percent. The number of farms increased with an increase in farm size of 20 from 5. Karbach has developed into a tourist town and today offers numerous hikers who are looking for infrastructure. A few retail and service establishments offer the most necessary services on site, further the nearby Emmelshausen.

The Catholic church has a nursery on site.

Clubs

• Cultural and Carnival Association e.V.
• Mandolin Concert and Rheinhöhe 1932 Karbach eV
• Football Club " Blue-White " Karbach e.V
• Youth Club Karbach ( JCK )
• VfB Fan Rheinwacht
• Bachelors club Karbach e.V.