Esthal

Esthal ( Palatine: Eschdl ) is a municipality in the district of Bad Durkheim in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Lambrecht (Pfalz ). Esthal is a nationally recognized tourist.

Geography

The municipality is located on a plateau in the Palatinate Forest. To Esthal includes the residential places Breitenstein, Erfenstein, Esthal forest house and saddle mill.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1380 as " Estall ". He stood up in 1794 under the rule of the Lords of Erfenstein who had their headquarters in the nearby castle.

Religionn

2013 were 66 percent of the population Catholic and 18 percent Protestant. The other belonged to a different religion or no religious affiliation were.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Esthal consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 of personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

The distribution of seats in the local council:

Coat of arms

The blazon of the arms is: "Under a silver shield head in a floating black ball- studded golden Tatzenkreuz ".

It was approved by the 1954 Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Interior and goes back to a court seal from 1772.

Culture and sights

  • On the outskirts ( Klosterstr. 60) is the monastery of St. Mary of the Sisters of the Divine Savior low Bronner, which was built from 1951 to 1959 and acts as the provincial mother house. The building was designed by architect Henry Hebgen (Ludwigshafen), dedicated the church on March 7, 1959. As a special equipment item is a 1984 Swiss private property acquired, art-historically significant cross in the chancel of the church to call. Much of the rest of the equipment was newly created in 1986 by Joseph Henger.
  • In the town center (Church Street ), the / 34 Built in 1933, Catholic Church of St. Conrad of Parzham (also brother - Konrad- called church ), of which the master of the Baroque predecessor church (St. Catherine ) is followed. The church was built by the architects of good weather and Schaltenbrand ( Neustadt ), which in turn were influenced by Albert Boßlet. The consecration date is 23 September 1934. The windows and the chorus features come mainly from Günter Zeuner. In the baroque part of the church there is a classical high altar by Bernhard Würschmitt is around 1825.
  • In the Fountain Street and around Esthal there are several historical wash fountains.
  • In the district of Esthal the castle is situated on the opposite side of the valley and Erfenstein, but already on district of Neustadt on the Wine Route, the castle Spangenberg.
  • In the Annexe Breitenstein there is also a castle.
  • Near the castle ruins Erfenstein holds in the same district of the Kuckucksbähnel that runs from Lambrecht after Elmstein.
  • In Breitenbach the local Palatinate Forest club operates its Wolfschlucht hut. Opening times Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday and on public holidays.

Swell

  • Community Esthal (ed. ), History of the forest village Esthal, 1980
  • Lower sisters Bronner (ed.), Pfalz Province from 1951 to 2001, 2001
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