Ellweiler

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

Geography

The town lies on Traun river in the Black Forest High Forest in the Hunsrück region, close to the Saarland. 67.6 percent of the district area is forested. To the north is Dambach, in the east and in the south Neubrücke Nohfelden.

To Ellweiler includes the residential places Haumbach, Neubrücker mill and Steinautal.

History

Ellweiler was first documented in the 12th century. After it was initially part of a fief of the Electorate of Trier, it passed in 1480 to the Duchy of Pfalz- Zweibrücken.

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Ellweiler consists of eight 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

The blazon of the arms is: ". Split in sign above a red moose antler in gold, below rotbewehrter, gezungter and growing -crowned golden lion in black "

The Elchschaufel symbolizes the place name and the lion is from the coat of arms of Pfalz- Zweibrücken. The Coat of Arms was established in 1963 approved by the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Interior.

Economy and infrastructure

In the southeast, the highway running 41 and the Federal Highway 62 is a station on the railway line Bingen -Saarbrücken In Neubrücke.

From 1958 to 1967 took place on " Bühlskopf " north of Ellweiler ( ⊙ 49.6177777777787.1469444444444400 ), an extraction of uranium ores by the "union Brunhilde " open pit. Smaller uranium deposits were also 650 m northwest of the Bühlkopfes on the northeast slope of " The Stone " found just west of Nohfelden and the Nohfelder castle. Processing was carried out in the uranium ore processing plant Ellweiler.