Kronweiler

Kronweiler is a municipality in the district of Birkenfeld, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Birkenfeld.

Geography

Kronweiler is located at the headwaters of the Middle in the southwestern Hunsrück. In the village of flows down from Idarwald Schwoll creek empties into the Nahe.

To Kronweiler also includes the settlement Hangelbösch and the living space stop loop.

History

The place was first mentioned in 1360. He was part of the Rear County of Sponheim.

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Kronweiler consists of eight 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 blazon of the arms is: "Under red and silver geschachtem main shield in blue with a silver wave oblique beams, about a golden crown ."

It was established in 1964 approved by the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Interior.

Economy and infrastructure

In the northwest, the federal highway 41 runs and in the south the Federal Highway 62 is in place a station near the roller coaster between Saarbrücken and Bingen.