Hattgenstein

Hattgenstein is a municipality in the district of Birkenfeld, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Birkenfeld. Hattgenstein is a nationally recognized resort.

Geography

The village lies on the edge of the Black Forest High Forest in the Hunsrück. 72.2 percent of the district area is forested. In the northeast is Schwollen and south Oberhambach.

To Hattgenstein includes the residential places Helmhof, Forest peace and to carpentry.

History

Gorgeous country was the village until the late 18th century to the Rear County of Sponheim and was under the care as part of the management of the Hambach Oberamt Birkenfeld. 1607 counted Hattgenstein 21 and 1699 seven families in 1790 recorded 177 inhabitants of the place.

In 1794, the left bank of the Rhine was occupied by French revolutionary troops. From 1798 to 1814 Hattgenstein belonged to the canton of Birkenfeld in the Saarland Department. Because of the Congress of Vienna (1815 ) agreements, the region came in 1817 to Oldenburg principality of Birkenfeld. The municipality was assigned to the mayor's Leisel in the Official Birkenfeld. From 1918 to Hattgenstein belonged to Oldenburg " part of the country Birkenfeld " and in 1937 the Prussian district of Birkenfeld. Since 1946 Hattgenstein is part of Rhineland- Palatinate.

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Hattgenstein consists 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.

Mayor

Mayor since 1984 Rudi Gordner.

Culture and sights

  • The landmark of Hattgenstein is the 1762 built as a school and home of the congregation servant Glockenhaus
  • Two ant hill on the main road at the entrance were, inter alia, a cause of silver in the competition " Our village is beautiful " at the country level.
  • Hattgensteiner rock ( alleged namesake of the village ) and observation tower at the sports field.

See also:

  • List of cultural monuments in Hattgenstein
  • List of natural monuments in Hattgenstein

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.

Birkenfeld (Verbandsgemeinde) Resort town Free State of Oldenburg Municipal council Abentheuer Achtelsbach Allenbach Baumholder Bergen, Rhineland-Palatinate Berglangenbach Berschweiler bei Baumholder Berschweiler bei Kirn Bollenbach Bruchweiler Buhlenberg Bundenbach Dambach, Germany Dickesbach Dienstweiler Eckersweiler Elchweiler Ellenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate Ellweiler Fischbach, Birkenfeld Fohren-Linden Frauenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate Gerach, Rhineland-Palatinate Gimbweiler Gollenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate Griebelschied Hahnweiler Heimbach (Nahe) Herborn, Rhineland-Palatinate Herrstein Hettenrodt Hintertiefenbach Horbruch Hottenbach Kempfeld Kirschweiler Kronweiler Langweiler, Birkenfeld Leitzweiler Mackenrodt Meckenbach, Birkenfeld Mettweiler Mittelreidenbach Niederbrombach Niederhosenbach Nohen Oberbrombach Oberhosenbach Oberkirn Oberreidenbach Reichenbach, Birkenfeld Rhaunen Rimsberg Rinzenberg Rohrbach, Birkenfeld Ruschberg Schauren Schmidthachenbach Schwerbach Sensweiler Sien, Germany Sienhachenbach Siesbach Sonnenberg-Winnenberg Sonnschied Stipshausen Veitsrodt Vollmersbach Weiden, Rhineland-Palatinate Weitersbach Wickenrodt Wirschweiler
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