Hinzweiler

Hinzweiler is a municipality in the district of Kusel, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Wolfenstein.

Geography

The place is in Eßweiler valley north-west of Königsberg in the North Palatine Uplands. 51.8 percent of the district area is forested (as of 2011 ).

History

Hinzweiler was first mentioned in documents as Hennsewilre in 1263. To 1595 and again 1755-92 the place was one of the Rhinegraves, intervening to Palatinate -Zweibrücken.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Hinzweiler consists of eight 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

In Hinzweiler there is a kindergarten and an event and sports hall.

In the east, the highway runs 270 In Reckweilerhof is a railway station of Lauterbrunnen Valley Railway.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Simon Wolf (1836-1923), lawyer and politician in the United States
  • Ludwig Edinger (1917-2000), German professional soldier of the Wehrmacht with the rank of first lieutenant and as a combat commander of Apolda the savior of the city and its population

The Cabin in Taufenbachtal of the Palatinate Forest Association

The pond in Taufenbachtal

Bizarre tree and rocky landscape at Leienberg

Steep slope on Leienberg

The old hut of the shooting club Hinzweiler

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