Hellertshausen

Hellertshausen is a municipality in the district of Birkenfeld, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Rhaunen.

Geography

Hellertshausen lies in the Hunsrück, on the southern edge of the Idarwald. 71.2 percent of the district area is forested. To the east is Hottenbach, in the south of Asbach, to the west and north is Schauren Stipshausen.

History

The village was mentioned in 1331 as Hildertusin.

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Hellertshausen 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.

Economy and infrastructure

The district of Birkenfeld hammer formed the cornerstone of Stumm'schen iron dynasty.

In Hellertshausen there is a village hall. In the south, the highway runs 422 in Idar -Oberstein is a station on the railway line Bingen- Saarbrücken.

Personalities

• Max Müller- Heid ( born August 3, 1891 † February 17, 1973 in Hellertshausen ), German painter