Blankenrath

Blank Rath is a municipality in the district Cochem-Zell, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Zell an (Mosel). Blank Rath is a nationally recognized tourist and reported as a basic center in accordance with state planning.

  • 4.1 religions
  • 4.2 Education
  • 4.3 Other Facilities
  • 4.4 Tourism
  • 4.5 traffic

Geography

Geographical location

Blankenrath located in the western Hunsrück, the zerriedelten and abdachenden the Moselle Moselle Hunsrück. Here originates in a source tray with various tributaries of the fluff Bach. A cased in place section 2014 renatured with land grants. < Blankenrath date of 13 November 2013 ( Built See December 26, 2013 ) The near B 421 is the shortest way to the Mosel Zell, the national road 202 leads to the heights west of the fluff Bach ( early historical route of the Keltenweg near- Moselle ) on Mittelstrimmig the Moselle to Treis - carding. The longitudinally over the Hunsrück leading Hunsrückhöhenstraße (B 327 ), which binds also to the Hahn Airport is only 7 km away and is reached in Kappel on the B 421 ( abbreviated on Rödelhausen to Hahn about 13 km).

  • Lowest point: 400 m above sea level
  • Highest point: 450 m above sea level

To Blankenrath includes the residential places Sonnenhof and Südhof.

Climate

The annual rainfall is 856 mm. The deposits are located in the upper third of the detected values ​​in Germany. At 73% of the stations of the German Weather Service lower values ​​are registered. The driest month is February, the most rainfall comes in June. In June, falling 1.4 times more precipitation than in February. Precipitation varies only slightly and are distributed extremely evenly throughout the year. At only 4% of the monitoring stations, lower seasonal swings are recorded.

History

The story of Blankenrath dates back to the 9th and 10th centuries. The settlement history of the region goes well back to the Celtic era.

For the year 1347 the investiture of the Court Blankenrath by Count Johann von Kleve to Gerlach von Braun Horn is attested, in 1362 it came by inheritance into the possession of Count Winneburger. Later, the Electorate of Trier, Sponheim and the rule of Brown Horn at Castle Beilstein rule over the land divided. The crosses of the upper gentry of the Electorate of Cologne and the Electorate of Trier and the bugle of Braunshorn form the arms of the local community since 1981.

Beginning in 1794, Blankenrath under French rule, the neighboring Reidenhausen ( Rodenhausen ), the previously formed a community with Blank Rath, was separated. 1815 it to the Congress of Vienna was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia, Blank Rath was the administrative seat of a mayor ( in 1927 Office Blankenrath renamed).

Since 1946 it has been part of Rhineland- Palatinate then newly founded.

By the 8th Administrative Simplification Act of July 18, 1970 with effect from November 7, 1970 Blank Rath lost his office administration. By eliminating the community Masterhausen that had been allocated to the Rhein- Hunsrück -Kreis, Blankenrath were denied all basis for your own community association and therefore came to the municipality of Zell.

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

Parish council

The local council in Blankenrath consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman. The 16 seats in the municipal council are divided into two groups of voters.

Culture and sights

Religions

  • Catholic Parish of the Assumption, Church of 1761/1762 with 33 meters high Romanesque tower from the earlier church
  • Martin Luther's House of the Evangelical Church of Zell -Bad Bert Rich Blank Rath in church circle simmering -Trarbach

Education

  • Municipal Daycare Scamp
  • Municipal Daycare Dandelion
  • Elementary and junior high school plus

Other Facilities

  • Youth House
  • Education work
  • Seniorenhaus Forest Park
  • Volunteer Fire Department
  • Young Firefighters

Tourism

The hiking tourism place in the near Flaumbachtal to Pulgermühle and beyond to the monastery Maria Engel port or to the Moselle to Treis a worthwhile goal. Keltenweg Near -Mosel may be gone as trail towards the Moselle in stages.

Nationally known is also the holiday camp camp in north-eastern area of the district Blankenrath.

Traffic

The Rhein-Mosel transport company binds with different lines to the surrounding villages and the neighboring centers Cochem and Kastellaun and to the Frankfurt-Hahn Airport.

Trade

Blank Rath could develop or retain the features of a sub- center. In town there Inns, bakery and a grocery store. About Local significance also have car rentals, electrical shops, Raifeisen Bank, heating construction companies, contractors, doctor and dentist, pharmacy and funeral home. Furthermore, there is in the western district of Blankenrath a commercial area with other companies.

Pictures of Blankenrath

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