Hilscheid

Hilscheid in the Hunsrück is a municipality in the district of Bernkastel -Wittlich, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Thalfang to the inheritance head.

Geography

The heir head lies on the boundary Hilscheid. The district has an area of 1807 hectares, including 1434 hectares of forest.

History

The place was since the 12th century part of the Markthal catch. Through the turmoil of the French Revolution, he came in 1794 under French rule and in 1815 part of the Kingdom of Prussia. Since 1946 it has been part of Rhineland- Palatinate then newly founded.

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Hilscheid 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.

Coat of arms

Since 23 January 1986, the local church Hilscheid leads a coat of arms.

The coat of arms description reads: "shield of green -curved peak, in a silver enamel pan over silver flames, split; forward in a black silver lyre in the back of a blue gold -reinforced red lion ".

On Argent, a lyre as a sign of solidarity with the community of music. The Red Lion is the symbol of the wild and Rhinegraves. In the inserted field a melting pan with Flames for the former " iron melt Röder Bach", which lay on the boundary Hilscheid.

Economy

Hilscheid is a rural residential community with several farms.