Schweisweiler
The local church Schweisweiler located in Thunder mountain in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Winnweiler.
Geography
Schweisweiler located in the North Palatine Uplands on the Alsenz southeast of Mount Thunder. North West is Imsweiler, southeast Winnweiler.
To Schweisweiler includes the residential places riding and Restaurant Tivoli.
History
After the French Revolution, the town was incorporated into the French department Thunder Mountain. As a result of the Vienna Congress, he was from 1816 to 1945 Bavarian. After the Second World War Schweisweiler was part of the French occupation zone and was incorporated into the newly formed 1946 State of Rhineland -Palatinate.
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Schweisweiler 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.
Mayor
2007 Heiko Haas was elected mayor. He replaced Karl -Heinz Böhmer.
Coat of arms
Blazon: In green two golden crossed cattail stalks with leaves and three golden flask beseitet of two silver herons, above right, a floating golden acorn, left a floating sechsstrahliger golden star.
Clubs
In Schweisweiler several independent associations are established:
- Turnverein 1904
- Protect Community Schweisweiler
- Angelsportverein
- Volunteer Fire Department
- Firemen patrons
- Ostrich Youth ( Borsch and girls )
Culture and sights
In Schweisweiler is a village museum.
See also: List of cultural monuments in Schweisweiler
Economy and infrastructure
Through the town, the B 48, which also leads to the A 63 ( Kaiserslautern Mainz) runs. In Imsweiler and Winnweiler Rail stations are the Alsenztalbahn.