Gollenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate
Goll mountain is a municipality in the district of Birkenfeld, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Birkenfeld.
Geography
The village lies on the edge of the Black Forest High Forest in the Hunsrück. In the south there are Birkenfeld and Ellenberg, to the west and north is Rinzenberg Oberhambach.
History
Goll mountain was first documented in 1415 as " Gulderberg ". In the 1920s, was mined in the vicinity of the place after pyrite, the reduction was, however, soon discontinued. From 1934 to 1952 Goll mountain and the neighboring Ellenberg were united in the community Goll mountain Ellenberg.
The development of the population of Goll mountain, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Goll mountain is composed of six 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: " In left diagonally split front plate geschacht red - silver, behind a golden Dreienberg in green. "
The Golden Three mountain symbolizes the place name ( canting arms ), the checkerboard pattern is reminiscent of the former belonging to the Rear County of Sponheim. The Coat of Arms was established in 1963 approved by the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Interior.
Economy and infrastructure
In the West, the highway runs 269 and to the south the Federal Highway 62 is a station on the railway line Bingen -Saarbrücken In Neubrücke.
People
- Otto Dreyer (1903-1986), politician ( NSDAP)
- Walter Beyer (1920-2012), economist, civil servant and local politician (SPD )