Glanbrücken
Glanbrücken is a municipality in the district of Kusel, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Lauter corners.
Geography
The place is situated on the Glan in the Western Palatinate. It is divided into the districts Hachenbach south of the glans and low Eisenbach north. In the northeast Offenbach- dog home is located in the southwest of St. Julian.
History
Hachenbach was first documented in 1150. It belonged to the county Veldenz, later Palatinate -Zweibrücken and after the French Revolution to Bavaria.
Lower Eisenbach was named in 1336 as Ysenbach first time. Until the French Revolution, the village belonged to the Barons of Kellenbach. 1816 the place with the Principality of Lichtenberg, a newly exclave of the duchy of Saxe -Coburg -Saalfeld, respectively in 1826 the duchy of Saxe -Coburg and Gotha. With this he fell to Prussia in 1834, which created the circle St. Wendel from this area. After separation of the main part of the newly created Saar was built in 1920 the remainder circle St. Wendel - Baumholder, to which the place belonged until 1937, when he was incorporated into the circle Birkenfeld.
On June 7, 1969 ( 349 inhabitants) formed the community in the district of Kusel Glanbrücken new from the two communities Hachenbach (then 185 inhabitants) and low Eisenbach.
The development of the population of Glanbrücken based on the present-day municipality; the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Glanbrücken 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: " From blue and black with a silver running from left wave beams divided. Above, a golden crescent moon under a floating golden bridge, down a rotbezungter golden lion ".
Economy and infrastructure
Through the village the main road runs 420 From 1904 to 1985, the two districts over the station Niederneisen Bach Hachenbach were tethered to the Glantalbahn. In Lauterecken is a railway station of Lauterbrunnen Valley Railway.