Hinterweidenthal

The local church Hinterweidenthal is a nationally recognized resort in the district of West Palatinate in Rhineland- Palatinate. Hinterweidenthal belongs to the municipality Hauenstein.

  • 4.1 Structures
  • 4.2 Planetenwanderweg
  • 4.3 Natural Monuments
  • 4.4 Fixed

Geographical location

Hinterweidenthal located on the northern edge of the Wasgau, comprising the southern part of the Palatinate Forest and the northern part of the Vosges, about 8 km east of Pirmasens and 6 km west of Hauenstein. Through the village the volume flow. Northwest of the settlement area opens out the salt creek in the volume. This is where the federal highways 10 and 427

In district of Hinterweidenthal several surveys are like the Farreneck (402 m), the weasel mountain ( 397 m), the Small Mill Mountain ( 391 m), the bell horn ( 381 m ), the high head ( 367 m), the round head ( 364 m), the head of the lake ( 357 m), the grain rock (354 m), the eastern flank of the Little Bichtenberg (342 m), the glove - head ( 324 m) and the Small Light mountain (324 m).

Religion

2012 were 49.4 percent of the population Protestant and 37.0 percent Catholic. The other belonged to a different religion or no religious affiliation were. Catholics belong to the diocese of Speyer, the Evangelical Lutheran Church for Protestant Palatinate.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Hinterweidenthal consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman location.

The distribution of seats in the local council:

Coat of arms

The blazon of the arms is: "Divided and split up, top right woken by silver and blue, top left in red a silver eagle, gold down in a green willow tree. "

It was established in 1960 approved by the Mainz Ministry of Interior.

Culture and sights

Structures

See list of cultural monuments in Hinterweidenthal

Planetenwanderweg

Along the Wieslauter a planetary trail was created in 2006, which represents a model the distances within the solar system. It starts on the outskirts of Hinterweidenthal and ends with the planet Pluto only at the entrance of the 10.5 km away Bruchweiler.

Natural Monuments

Near the village there are various rock formations, such as Devil's Table, Sable rock and hay tor. Hinterweidenthal is the starting point for various biking and hiking trails through the Palatinate Forest. At the Devil's Table, a model playground has been created.

Festivals

Every year is in September in the village square ( the so-called threshing ) organized by the German - French farmers market. There is the possibility to purchase agricultural products from local producers. There are also historical agricultural machinery will be issued.

Traffic

Hinterweidenthal is connected via the rail route Landau -Rohrbach to the rail network. In Hinterweidenthal Ost station branches off the Wieslauter track, a single-track branch line, after Bundenthal from that with Hinterweidenthal place has a localnear hold on her. On this schedule a moderate excursion traffic place since 1997 in the summer months on Sundays and bank holidays again. The route has been claimed by the city Dahn for an intra- local relief road. By 2017, the path was but leased from the Albtal transport company.

Hinterweidenthal is the starting point and park - and -ride station for many commuters, the Dahn direction Pirmasens or Landau drive from the association of municipalities in the Palatinate. In addition, in Hinterweidenthal branches off the main road 427 to Bad Bergzabern from the main road 10 Landau - Pirmasens.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Johann Wilhelm Hannitz († 1792), high- pin - speyerischer Oberförster
  • Wolfgang Leschhorn ( born 1950 ), historian and numismatist
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