Achtelsbach

Achtelsbach is a municipality in the district of Birkenfeld, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Birkenfeld and lies about 6 km west of the county town of the same name. Idar-Oberstein, located 22 km north-east, St. Wendel, 25 km south of Achtelsbach.

• 4.1 traffic
• 4.2 Country Home Achtelsbach

Geography

The town lies on Traun river, at the foot of the Black Forest High Forest. South and north of the town are forested mountains of 525 meters and 500 meters above sea level. Immediately west of the town, the country's border runs for Saarland. Eighth Bach's neighboring towns are bridges, Traunen, Meckenbach and the Saarland place iron (municipality Nohfelden, district of St. Wendel ).

To Achtelsbach includes the living space forestry house Neuhof.

History

Achtelsbach was first mentioned in 1256 as Achtelsbach. Already in the following decades it became a center for the neighboring places and was a 1315 seat care, which also includes the neighboring villages Dambach, Meckenbach and daring managed alongside Achtelsbach. This care was as an after fief of Trier initially under the rule of the bailiffs Hunolstein. 1480 this rule was terminated when the Duke of Zweibrücken despatched its own mayor after Achtelsbach. The territory of the care Achtelsbach was extended only to the place Ellweiler and from the end of the 18th century, around the towns of iron and Eckelshausen. As part of the takeover of the left bank of the Rhine by French troops after the revolution there was Achtelsbach main location of an Mairie in Canton Birkenfeld, Oldenburg as mayor until 1876 was after 1817 had.

The parish Achtelsbach was originally congruent with the care, to the places came to bridges and adventures. It lost after the Reformation influence and was ceded to Birkenfeld and Sötern. Since 1334 a pastor is in the eighth Bacher St. Ulrich church dedicated, but whose origins are older. This, Protestant since the 16th century church with the local picture formative church tower is now the most prominent building in the village. 1922 dated 1466 with bell Achtelsbach was acquired in Wickenrodt for the local church. On 9 January 2010, the bell tower and the entire church was badly damaged by fire.

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Achtelsbach 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: " In a split sign up in silver a red, six-petalled rose with golden slugs down a growing, rotgekrönter, reinforced and gezungter golden lion in black. " 1965, it was approved by the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Interior.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Achtelsbach has no rail connection. The nearest train station is located seven kilometers south-east of the Nahe Valley Railway in Neubrücke. There are road links to Birkenfeld, the Saarland Nonnweiler and after Hermes wedge beyond the high forest. The A 62 (Kaiserslautern - Trier ) runs around five kilometers south past Achtelsbach, connection points are located in Neubrücke and Nohfelden- Türkismühle. The federal highways 41 and 269 run from Birkenfeld to Neubrücke few kilometers east of Achtelsbach.

Country Home Achtelsbach

The former Boy Scout camp of the Association of Scouts and Guides of Idar -Oberstein was acquired in May 2011 by the community Achtelsbach. The country home Achtelsbach will continue to be offered as a youth and leisure center and rented a self-catering.

Personalities

• Heinz Lueg (1914-1984), German electrical engineer and university teacher