Berschweiler bei Kirn

Berschweiler at Kirn is a municipality in the district of Birkenfeld, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Herrnstein.

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Geography

The town is located north of the Nahe between Kirn and Herrnstein. Nearly half of the district area is forested.

Two -thirds of the district area is under nature protection.

Land use

  • Agricultural area 44.2 %
  • Forest area 48.4 %
  • Water surface 0.2 %
  • Settlement and transport area 6.9%
  • Other areas 0.2 %

There are 3 farms in the village, two of whom are full-time farms.

Demographics

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Berschweiler 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.

Culture and sights

Berschweiler part of the Hunsrück Slate and Castle Route and is located at Sirona way. Between Berschweiler and Fischbach lies the historic Fischbacher copper mine, one of the largest and most important copper mines in Germany. In the south there is a memorial stone, reminiscent of the former place Staufenberg.

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