Spabrücken

Spabrücken is a municipality in the north of the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Rüdesheim. Spabrücken is a nationally recognized resort and famous for his pilgrimage Church of the Assumption and the adjoining monastery.

Geography

Spabrücken is located southeast of the Soonwaldsteig main ridge, a mountain range in the Hunsrück; this is a part of the Rhenish Slate Mountains. South of the village is the forest Gauch, another part of the aforementioned mountains. 63.3 percent of the district area is forested.

To Spabrücken includes the hamlets and residential places Aschbornerhof, forest house Reichenbacherhof, Grafe Hütte, Oberhub, pepper mill, Rothmühle, Treinelshäuschen and Unterhub.

Grafe Bacherhütte

Grafe Bacherhütte

History

Spabrücken was first mentioned in documents as Spachbrukken in 1170.

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Spabrücken consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman. The 16 seats in the City Council are distributed among three groups of voters.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the arms is: " Azure, a black collar tournament accompanied by three golden lilies ".

Culture and sights

The Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption, in the Franciscan monastery dates back to 1359. In it there is a silent organ from 1735.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Spabrücken