Brücken, Birkenfeld

Bridges is a municipality in the district of Birkenfeld, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Birkenfeld.

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 mayor
• 3.3 Coat of Arms

Geography

Location

Bridges located on Traunbach on Black Hochwald in the Hunsrück. Around 63 percent of the district area is forested. In the district bridges rises at the head of the Friedrich Allbach, bearing the name of King Brook in the upper reaches.

The municipality is divided into the districts bridges and Traunen. To the municipality besides the two districts also includes the living space Friesenhof.

Climate

The annual rainfall is 1021 mm. Rainfall is high. They are located in the upper quarter of the detected values ​​in Germany. At 86% of the stations of the German Weather Service lower values ​​are registered. The driest month is July, the most rainfall comes in December. In December, falling 1.8 times more rainfall than in July. Precipitation varies greatly. At only 18% of the stations higher seasonal variations are recorded.

History

Traunen was first documented in 1256, bridges in 1374th

By the end of the 18th century, the current community was divided, bridges belonged to the Rear County of Sponheim, Traunen to the Duchy of Pfalz- Zweibrücken.

In 1794, the left bank of the Rhine was occupied by French revolutionary troops. From 1798 to 1814 belonged to the canton of bridges and Traunen Birkenfeld in the Saarland Department. Because of the Congress of Vienna (1815 ) agreements, the region came in 1817 to Oldenburg principality of Birkenfeld. The municipal bridges was assigned to the mayor's office in Birkenfeld Birkenfeld, the community Traunen the mayoralty Achtelsbach in the Official Nohfelden. From 1918 to heard both places to Oldenburg " part of the country Birkenfeld ". Today the district Traunen was incorporated in 1934 by bridges. The municipal bridges in 1937 to the Prussian district of Birkenfeld, since 1946 it is part of Rhineland- Palatinate.

It is known for the legend of bridges Hinz Hausen. According to this legend, it was a village in the forest, which was attacked by the plague. After long deliberation, the surviving inhabitants decided this to lock their village from the inside and burn everything. So the rest of the area was spared from the plague. Today it is said that in the midst of the forest to build bridges some ruins still exist. These ruins there are actually, but it is not known if they are left over from the tragic Pestbefall Hinz Hausen.

The development of the population of bridges based on the present-day municipality; the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Policy

Parish council

The council consists of 16 bridges in council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 of personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

The distribution of seats in the local council:

Mayor

Since 1946 there have been three mayor:

Coat of arms

The coat of arms description reads: "Under three times eingebogenem golden shield main diagonal left divided shield, front red and silver chess, back in black, a growing rotbewehrter, gezungter - and -crowned golden lion ".

Culture and sights

Every year in bridges instead of the bells fair, even people from outside come to you.

In bridges is known but also the carnival event ( cap session). This celebration is enjoying such popularity that two evenings are provided for the various performances.

See also: List of cultural monuments in bridges

Economy and infrastructure

There is a primary school and a kindergarten. In these facilities also children go from the surrounding communities.

There are also bridges in a large fairground, a village museum, a community center and a gym. The football club FC bridges has a hard court and grass court, which lie directly on the athlete 's home. The community has a volunteer fire department who also makes a contribution in the form of a young firefighters on youth work.