Fischbach bei Dahn

Fischbach bei Dahn is a municipality in the southwest, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Dahn, which has its headquarters in the town of Dahn. Fischbach bei Dahn is a nationally recognized resort.

  • 2.1 Name
  • 2.2 Chronicle
  • 2.3 religions
  • 2.4 ammunition storage
  • 3.1 municipal
  • 3.2 Coat of Arms
  • 5.1 Economics
  • 5.2 traffic

Geography

Geographical location

Fischbach lies in the southern Palatinate Forest, the German part of the Wasgau, eight kilometers (direct distance ) south-west of the city Dahn. The German - French border to Alsace runs in the south, the nearest border crossing is six kilometers away deer valley.

Fischbach is spread over 200 meters in a large alluvial plain of the Saar creek, which further leaves Germany a few kilometers towards France and is called in the neighboring country Sauer. The Saarbach and its tributaries are dammed at several locations to Woogen that were previously used for the drift wood or as a water reservoir for mills and hammer mills. The Wooge are now used as a swimming pond or fish ponds.

The valley lies in the Fischbach is surrounded by about 400 meters high elevations. The highest mountains of the surrounding area in the northeast of the Great Eyberg (514 m) and in the south, already behind the French border, the Maimont (512 m). The summits of both mountains are each about four kilometers from the village.

Community structure

The main town of Fischbach are affiliated with the district Petersbächel and some farmsteads.

History

Name

The name emphasizes the abundance of fish, the Saar river and its tributaries still have today.

Chronicle

Until after the French Revolution Fischbach belonged to the Bishopric of Speyer, then until 1814 to France. After the Congress of Vienna it was in 1816 as the entire left bank of the Rhine Palatinate added to the Kingdom of Bavaria. In Bavaria remained the place until after the Second World War, the state of Rhineland- Palatinate was born.

Religions

2012 were 67.9 percent of the population Catholic and 18.7 percent Protestant. The other belonged to a different religion or no religious affiliation were. Catholics belong to the diocese of Speyer, the Evangelical Lutheran Church for Protestant Palatinate.

Munitions store

In the period of the Cold War was at Fischbach a U.S. ammunition depot.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Fischbach consists of 16 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: " From silver and blue divided by wavy line above a linkshin directed blue, below rechtshin directed silver fish ".

It was established in 1951 approved by the Ministry of Interior and Mainzer talking points on the place name. The colors are taken from the coat of arms of the Bishopric of Speyer.

Attractions

Ulrich Chapel - From the 17th century comes the Ulrich chapel in the cemetery. A statue of the first half of the 18th century represents the patron saint of the chapel

Biosphere House - The house on the northeastern outskirts biosphere informed since 2000 about the biosphere reserve Palatinate Forest - Vosges du Nord. It houses among others a multimedia exhibition and a 270 meters long and up to 35 meter high tree top walk.

Wappenschmiede - is immediately adjacent to the Biosphärenhaus the nature center Wappenschmiede, which includes a health food store as well as overnight accommodations.

Nature Reserve - East of Fischbach starts the nature reserve Königsbruch, which is characterized by forested areas with incorporated water-rich meadows.

Castles - The highlands of the Wasgau with their round hilltops belonged to the heartland of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. That is why the immediate vicinity of Fischbach both sides of the open German - French border on several medieval castles. Alone on the slopes of Maimont there are three ruins; of them is Blumenstein Castle on the German side to the district Petersbächel.

Rock Country - The area has amazing rock formations from red sandstone, the products of weathering and have given the region its name Dahn.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Fischbach bei Dahn

Economy and infrastructure

Economy

Fischbach is almost exclusively residential community, the next relies on tourism. The largest employer is the biosphere house.

Traffic

The site is accessed via the national road 427 ( Hinterweidenthal bath Bergzabern ); of these branches south of Dahn from the country road that leads to Fischbach. A rail connection existed until 1930 the Wasgauwaldbahn.

About Fischbach leads the southern route of the Palatine section of the historical Camino de Santiago.

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