Aschbach, Rhineland-Palatinate

Aschbach is a municipality in the district of Kusel, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Wolfenstein.

Geography

The town lies north of Königsberg in the North Palatine Uplands.

History

Aschbach was first mentioned in 1250 in records. In the 14th century the two villages of Upper and Unteraschbach belonged to the Official Nerzweiler. Oberaschbach went down in the next few centuries, so that only a Aschbach went from two bridges on the Rhine Count Karl von Grumbach Walram in 1755. Previously rulers include the wild and Rhinegraves of Kyrburg and 1595 the Dukes of Pfalz- Zweibrücken.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Aschbach 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 Herbert Mäurer was elected mayor. He replaced Peter Willrich.

Economy and infrastructure

In the east, the highway runs 270 In Reckweilerhof is a railway station of Lauterbrunnen Valley Railway.