Bruschied

Bruschied is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Kirn -Land.

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Coat of Arms

Geography

Bruschied located in the southern Hunsrück, west of Lützelsoon. The Lützelsoon biking trail passes through the village. To Bruschied part of Hahnenbachtal Located in the district of Rudolf house.

Neighboring towns are Rudolf House (part of Bruschied ) Schneppenbach, Hennweiler, Hahn Bach, Bach and waistband Sonnschied.

Land use

As at 31 December 2009:

• Agricultural area: 37.6 %
• Forest area: 45.8 %
• Water area: 1.0%
• Settlement and transport area: 15.6%

History and Origin of the name

The village Bruschied belonged in the Middle Ages of a larger rule of the imperial abbey of St. Maximin in Trier, which - in addition to Bruschied - the settlements Hausen Rhaunen, Woppenroth, Blickersau ( deserted ), Kaffeld ( deserted ), Federation Bach and Schneppenbach included and presumably the " court Hausen " was assumed.

Bruschied formed together with Schneppenbach a district and first appeared in 1023 under the name " Prubesdervot " in the product lists on. 1282 it is called " Probsterade " 1426 " Proistrot ". Place-name researchers interpret the name as " clearing, which was created on Propsteigut ".

The district District of the two villages had in the Middle Ages the same " judicial district " where mayor and aldermen the lower jurisdiction exercised within this " Inge Richts ". This Inge straightening was part of the High Court Rhaunen that was originally owned by the Earl Wild, and the blood jurisdiction included.

After the final transfer of the Schmidt castle to the Archbishop and Elector of Trier Bruschied and Schneppenbach were from the mid-14th century to the reign Schmidt castle, later the Office Schmidtburg formed and existed until the late 18th century. The local rule over both villages was evenly split between the Electorate of Trier and the Lords of Wiltberg. In 1563 lived in Bruschied 10 families. Of these, six families to the Elector, 4 families the Wiltbergern charges and service fee.

Ecclesiastical Bruschied belonged to the parish and Schneppenbach Hausen, where the Reformation was introduced in 1555. Since the Kurtrierische bailiff Nicholas Schenk von Schmidt castle went over to the new faith had to accept the Protestant denomination, the inhabitants of Bruschied. After repeated confession change the Thirty Years War the villages Bruschied, Schneppenbach and waistband Bach were Catholic again during the Counter Reformation.

After the French territorial and administrative reform in 1798, came to Bruschied newly created " Mairie de Kirn ", who was it until the end of French rule in 1814. The community also remained in the subsequent Prussian first time in this community association, called the " mayor Kirn " wore in 1815. After transient membership of that unit to the circle and circle simmering Oberstein Bruschied was assigned in 1817 to the circle simmering scoring mayoralty Gemünden who later received instead of the previous designation, the name " Office " and " collective municipality ".

With the last made ​​territorial and administrative reform in Rhineland -Palatinate, the municipality Gemünden was posted on November 8, 1970 resolved and Bruschied incorporated together with the communities Kellenbach, Königsau Schneppenbach and black soils in the municipality Kirn -Land within the county of Bad Kreuznach.

Among the monuments and listed municipalities for Bruschied first the Catholic Church of St. Francis Xavier to mention. The church was built in 1892/93 according to the plans of the Freiburg cathedral architect Max Meckel at the site of a smaller church from the 18th century as neo-Gothic, nave plaster construction with 5/8 choir. A comprehensive restoration of the interior of the church was 1969/70, including several works of art from the period around 1700.

Other listed buildings are in the Bruschied 1699 donated by a citizen Bruschieder Lady Chapel and one originating from the 17th century house in the Oberdorfstraße.

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Bruschied 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

Under a silver shield head, is a red cross bar, in blue field two crossed silver Roofers hammers, wearing a silver roof panel. The head of the shield refers to the former belonging to the Electorate of Trier, roofing hammers and roof panel refer to the slate quarries in the community Bruschied.

The council instructed the graphic chest, Kirn Sulzbach, to develop a design for a coat of arms. At the meeting on 11 October 1972, the Council adopted the draft submitted. After approval by the State Archives of the Ministry of the Interior in Mainz issued on 27 November 1972, the authorization to run their own coat of arms.

Culture and sights

• The medieval castle ruins Schmidtburg
• Slate quarry Herrenberg ( since 1976 visitor mine ) and the fossil museum
• The La Tène temporal Celtic hillfort Altburg
• The observation tower Teufelsfels ( 568 m), adjacent to the eponymous legendary Quarzithärtling on the Lützelsoon above the village
• The wild and romantic unspoiled Hahnenbachtal

See also: List of cultural monuments in Bruschied