Eisenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate

Eisenberg (Pfalz ) is a city in the Thunder Mountain district in the northern Palatinate ( Rheinland - Pfalz). It is the administrative seat of the homonymous municipality, composed of the independent local churches Ramsen candles and home besides the city Eisenberg. Eisenberg is a nationally recognized tourist and reported as a basic center in accordance with state planning.

The name refers to former iron mining. Even more significant was the reduction of clay minerals and - until today - the recovery of Klebsand from an unconsolidated sediment.

3.1 City Council
3.2 Coat of Arms
3.3 Town twinning

5.1 Economics
5.2 traffic
5.3 Formation

Geography

Eisenberg is located in the northern Palatinate in the southeast of the Thunder Mountain district and is the largest municipality. In addition to Eisenberg themselves are still the districts (local districts) Stauf and Steinborn for the city.

Flowing through the city from southwest to northeast of Rein, which flows about 30 km near Worms in the Rhine. North of Steinborn is the Helincheneiche a major natural monument.

To town Eisenberg also includes the living spaces evening Thal, Erlenhof, Lauberhof, ox- Busch, Rare Bach, SOS Children's Village and iron.

History

Overview

Even the Romans had settled Eisenberg; in the so-called Vicus part of ongoing excavations is reconstructed, partly in a shelter. This is located on the road that branches off from the current bypass or Roman road to the hamlet of Seldom Bach. The settlement is probably identical with the mentioned by Ptolemy place Rufiniana (Greek Ρουφινιάνα ) of the Germanic Nemeter. In the Middle Ages Eisenberg was first mentioned in 763. As the nearby temporary residence Kirchheim ( bolanden ) belonged Eisenberg of 14 to the 18th century to the House of Nassau or the Principality of Nassau -Weilburg. Then it was like the more ambient successively part of the French department of Mont- Tonnerre, the Bavarian Palatinate and the Rhineland- Palatinate.

On April 1, 1962, until then independent municipality Stauf was amalgamated with then 294 inhabitants according to Eisenberg. On March 16, 1963 Eisenberg received city rights. In the course of administrative reform in 1972, the current administrative area of community association Eisenberg was created.

Industrial history

Isenburg was the old name for Eisenberg, and both forms indicate former iron mining. In an even larger scale, however, clay was mined, disused clay pits can be seen. The visitors mine was indeed closed to make the current open pit clay court, but in the experience countryside earth Kaut, visitors will be made the environmental consequences of mining vividly.

The Eisenberger Klebsand, a bindable unconsolidated sediment with particularly good adhesion, is considered the purest Klebsand the world. The Eisenberger Klebsand consists of 14.5 percent clay, 6.5 percent silt, 76 percent sand, and 3 percent gravel. Mineralogical are more than 85 percent of the total sediment pure quartz.

The " incorruption hand "

In a display case in the entrance hall of the Protestant Church which is shown " incorruption hand." These are the mummified remains of a human hand, which is connected with the legend of perjury.

Policy

City council

The council Eisenberg consists of 24 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 in a personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman city.

The distribution of seats in the City Council:

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the city Eisenberg shows three open down horseshoe. The origin of this coat of arms is unknown. Another unusual feature is that the horseshoes are opened downwards. A horseshoe was already in the 15th century, the symbol of the village Eisenberg and also appears on the oldest preserved seal, which was used until the year 1622. Only in the 17th century the number of horseshoe was increased to three.

The current coat of arms was granted to the municipality in 1844 by the Bavarian King Ludwig I in the colors of the Teutonic Order ( silver and black ), which in Eisenberg had possessions.

Twinning

The French city Sanvignes -les- Mines, Burgundy and the English town of Baldock in the county of North Hertfordshire are twin cities of Eisenberg.

Culture and sights

In Haus Isenburg, the home museum of the city, numerous finds of the excavations from the Roman vicus can be seen, including a copy of the found in Eisenberg Eisenberg bread temple. The original as well as a number of other artifacts located in the Historical Museum of the Palatinate in Speyer.

Economy and infrastructure

Economy

A major employer in the city are the Klebsandwerke Eisenberg. In 2010 she was awarded by the then Minister of Economic Affairs of Rhineland-Palatinate, Hendrik Hering to the corporate price commodity economy for innovation.

Eisenberg is also the seat of the AOK Rhineland Palatinate.

Traffic

About the federal highway 47 are from Eisenberg from the federal motorways 6 in the South ( Junction 18 Wattenheim four kilometers ) and 63 in the north (junction 12 Dreisen seven kilometers ) distance.

The Eisenberg station is located on the Eistalbahn which runs from Green City to Ramsen, on Sundays and public holidays until Eiswoog, and is served in the clock movement of regional trains. The public transport system is integrated into the transport association Rhein- Neckar ( VRN), it shall apply the Community tariffs. Toward Kirchheimbolanden and Kaiserslautern connections are given by the Western Palatinate Transport Association. This is fully integrated into the VRN since the summer of 2006.

Education

In addition to the Pestalozzi School (primary school), there is a comprehensive school, a vocational school and a commercial high school. Eisenberg has five kindergartens.

Sons and daughters of the town

Jacob Knauber (1869-1950) was a priest of the Diocese of Speyer, prelate, professor and home study writer; it donated to the high altar of the Catholic church in Eisenberg.
Otto tiles (1888-1967), businessman and politician ( FDP)
Georg Fischer (1888-1963), politician ( SPD)
Franz Osterroth (1900-1986), politician ( SPD)
Philipp Mayer (1918-1988), politician, Member of Parliament (SPD )
Alwin Diemer (1920-1986), philosopher, phenomenologist philosopher of science
Hermann J. Roth ( born 1929 ), pharmacists, teachers and artists
Anita Rottmüller ( b. 1942 ), athlete
Norbert Mitt Rücker ( born 1951 ), politician ( CDU)

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