Burgschwalbach
Burgschwalbach is a municipality in the Rhein- Lahn-Kreis in Rhineland -Palatinate, she belongs to the municipality Hahnstätten to. Above the local Burgschwalbach is the same late medieval Burgschwalbach. Burgschwalbach is a nationally recognized tourist.
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 Evangelical Church
- 4.2 Jewish Cemetery
- 5.1 traffic
Geography
Burgschwalbach is eleven kilometers south of Limburg an der Lahn Taunus on Palm Bach.
Neighboring communities
From the local communities of the municipality Hahnstätten Schiesheim borders the west, the north and Hahnstätten Kaltenholzhausen on the northeast by Burgschwalbach. To the east and south of the town the land boundary with Hesse. A direct road access is by Panrod, which belongs to Aarbergen.
Community structure
To Burgschwalbach retaining some of the local customs house. This 250 inhabitants town provides an administrative oddity, because it is one of four local churches: In addition to parts that belong to the local church Burgschwalbach, includes portions of Customs House to the local communities Hahnstätten, Mudershausen and Schiesheim.
History
On June 9, 790 Burgschwalbach was first mentioned in a deed of Charlemagne as Squalbach.
The place was awarded on January 30, 1368 by Emperor Charles IV city rights. This also included the right to build fortifications. After the data source without Burgschwalbach was from 1368 to 1371 under Count Eberhard V of Katzenelenbogen built. However, this short construction period applies because of technical conditions at that time as very unlikely.
1536 Burgschwalbach was Count Philip III. reform of Nassau- Weilburg.
1803 one made from the offices Katzenelenbogen and Burgschwalbach with the court chain Bach and the village Schiesheim the new post Katzenelenbogen. From 1816 Burgschwalbach belonged to the newly formed Duchy of Nassau to the Official Diez. 1866 was the place to Prussia, and since 1946 has been part of Rhineland- Palatinate.
Since 1656 the production of iron ore in the Michel Bacherhütte can be demonstrated. In customs house numerous businesses were located around the iron ore and limestone mining until the Second World War.
From the city wall built around 1380 today nothing exists except the mill tower. The last major section of the fastening of the gate tower was demolished in 1824 because of the danger of collapse.
No longer available is the built in 1713 and the end of the 19th century demolished schoolhouse. In the early 1970s, the mill village was leveled. Is now home to the village square in its place.
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Burgschwalbach 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.
Allocation of seats in the local council:
Coat of arms
The coat of arms dates back to the city seal Schwalbach castle from the 16th century. When in the middle of the 20th century, the coat of arms was changed, the colors of the coat of arms were derived from the colors of the Counts of Katzenelenbogen.
Culture and sights
Evangelical Church
Below the castle is the Protestant church. The nave dates from the built about 1100 at this point Romanesque fortified church. On the east side of this rectangular hall building of rubble a Gothic choir was added in the second half of the 14th century. The clock tower in the west of the facility was built in the 16th century. A striking part of the interior is an early Baroque pulpit.
Jewish Cemetery
In Burgschwalbach there is a Jewish cemetery, which was probably constructed in the early 19th century. In Burgschwalbach itself there was no Jewish community, the cemetery was used by several Jewish communities in the surrounding villages. It has an area of 25.96 acres. 81 grave stones mainly from the first half of the 20th century are still preserved.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
The B54 runs from north to south through the municipal area west of Burgschwalbach over.