Belg

Belg is a municipality in the Rhein- Hunsrück district, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Kirchberg (Hunsrück ).

Geography

Belg is centrally located in the Hunsrück, right on the Hunsrückhöhenstraße B 327

History

The first written mention dates back to 1295th

Belg belonged to the late 18th century country great To Front County of Sponheim, who was last in possession of the Margrave of Baden. Within the Office Kirchberg Belg was the capital of a designated as a nursing administrative and judicial district. To care Belg were also the places Altlay, Kappel, Rödelhausen and Würrich.

With the occupation of the left bank of the Rhine in 1794 by French revolutionary troops, the place was French, 1798-1814 it belonged to the canton of Kirchberg, who was assigned to the Rhine-Moselle department. At the Congress of Vienna (1815 ), the region was granted the Kingdom of Prussia. Under the Prussian administration was under Belg 1816 at the Mayor's Sohren in a circle cell and was from 1822 until the end of World War II to the Rhine province. Since 1946 it has been part of Rhineland- Palatinate then newly founded and since 1970 belongs to the municipality Kirchberg.

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Belg consists of six 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 is: " Angular links divided front in green two diagonally crossed silver hammers, topped with a silver spike, rear geschacht of gold and blue ."

The ear symbolizes the agriculture in the community, the hammers refer to the former slate quarrying in the district. The green color indicates the forest property. The Chess in the rear half of the shield recalls the former belonging to the Front County of Sponheim.