Altenkirchen, Kusel

Old Churches is a municipality in the district of Kusel, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Schoenberg Kübelberg.

  • 4.1 Structures
  • 4.2 Museums
  • 4.3 Specialities

Geography

Old churches lies as well as the neighboring communities Dittweiler and Frohnhofen in Kohlbachtal in the Western Palatinate.

History

The first recorded mention of the Old churches ( called by its inhabitants Alekeije ) was 1290th The church fete ( fair ), which is celebrated annually on the first Sunday in October, goes back to the year 1839.

Policy

Parish council

The council consists of 16 churches in the Old council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Culture and sights

Structures

See list of cultural monuments in Old Churches

Museums

Opened in 1987, Heritage Museum Old Churches shows the life and work of previous times.

Specialities

  • Potato waffles, called in the Palatine also " Grumbeerwaffele ".

Economy and infrastructure

Southeast is the A 6, A 62 In the northeast Glan- Münchweiler is a railway station of Glantalbahn.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Otto von Bollinger (1843-1909), anatomist and pathologist
Municipal council Adenbach Albessen Altenglan Aschbach, Rhineland-Palatinate Bedesbach Blaubach Bosenbach Breitenbach, Rhineland-Palatinate Buborn Cronenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate Deimberg Dennweiler-Frohnbach Dunzweiler Ehweiler Elzweiler Erdesbach Etschberg Ginsweiler Gries, Germany Grumbach Hausweiler Heinzenhausen Henschtal Herchweiler Herren-Sulzbach Herschweiler-Pettersheim Hinzweiler Homberg, Kusel Horschbach Jettenbach, Rhineland-Palatinate Kappeln, Rhineland-Palatinate Kirrweiler, Kusel Konken Krottelbach Langenbach, Kusel Langweiler, Kusel Lauterecken Lohnweiler Medard Merzweiler Nanzdietschweiler Nerzweiler Neunkirchen am Potzberg Niederalben Niederstaufenbach Oberalben Oberstaufenbach Oberweiler im Tal Oberweiler-Tiefenbach Odenbach Offenbach-Hundheim Ohmbach Pfeffelbach Rammelsbach Rathsweiler Reichweiler Relsberg Rothselberg Ruthweiler Rutsweiler am Glan Rutsweiler an der Lauter Sankt Julian Schellweiler Selchenbach Steinbach am Glan Ulmet, Germany Unterjeckenbach Wahnwegen Welchweiler Wiesweiler Wolfstein, Rhineland-Palatinate
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