Dreifelden

Dreifelden is a municipality in the Westerwald district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Hachenburg. Dreifelden is a nationally recognized tourist.

Geographical location

At the southern boundary of the municipality Hachenburg, in the northwestern part of the Westerwald district, is located on the largest lake in the Westerwald Lake, the three-field pond, the place Dreifelden. Neighboring towns in the northeast Linden, in the south or southwest Freilingen and stones and stones in the northwest stream on the Wied.

History

Dreifelden was mentioned in documents for the first time 1319th

At the center of the town is the Church of the Trinity, one of the oldest stone churches in the Westerwald. The origins date back to the early Romanesque period around the year 1000, where the church was used until the time of the Reformation as a pilgrimage church. From its name the place name Dreifelden emerged.

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Dreifelden 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. In the previous election period from 2004 to 2009 the council consisted of eight members.

Coat of arms

The blazon is: " In a gold -curved blue tip, is one silver bar shaft, over her a silver church under her a silver fish; front three oblique red bar links, rear three oblique red bar right ".

Traffic

Dreifelden is connected to the B 8 at the supra-local transport network. The national road connects the town with its centers Hachenburg (11 km) and old churches (26 km). At the motorway junction of the A 3 Mogendorf and Dierdorf be reached via the B 8 / B 413 to junction Hennef -east of the A 560 ( AS 60 ) leads directly on the B 8

Cultural monuments

→ List of cultural monuments in Dreifelden

Three-field ponds

Pond Bridge Dreifelden