Hirschfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate

Hirschfeld ( Hunsrück) is a municipality in the Rhein- Hunsrück district, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Kirchberg (Hunsrück ).

Geography

Hirschfeld is centrally located in the Hunsrück. South of the village rises the Idarwald, north runs the Hunsrückhöhenstrasse B 327 A few kilometers north-east is the Hahn airport. In addition, Hirschfeld is on the route of the Hunsrück cross train.

At Hirschfeld also includes the residential places Hirschfeld and Langenwald station.

History

There are several prehistoric and early historical grave mound on the Roman road Belginum - Boppard ( Hunsrückhöhenstraße ). The first written mention of the village and the church took place in 1353rd By the end of the 18th century Hirschfeld was an independent rule that last belonged to the Counts of Cratz Scharfstein.

With the occupation of the left bank of the Rhine in 1794 by French revolutionary troops, the place was French, 1798-1814 it belonged to the canton Trarbach, who was assigned to the Rhine-Moselle department. At the Congress of Vienna (1815 ), the region was awarded the Kingdom of Prussia. Under the Prussian administration Hirschfeld was from 1816 to the mayoralty Sohren in a circle cell and was from 1822 until the end of World War II to the Rhine province. Since 1946 it has been part of Rhineland- Palatinate then newly founded and since 1970 belongs to the municipality Kirchberg.

The Simultaneum was dissolved in 1921; 1926 a new Catholic church built.

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Hirschfeld 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.

Coat of arms

The blazon is: " Split of green and blue by a bent-, silver tip, is a red bar, accompanied by top 3 and bottom 4 black shingles, front a silver Stag, behind a silver steeple, growing with a black door and black windows ".

The sign foot reminiscent of the scrape of sharp stone, the former Lehnsinhaber and church lords of Hirschfeld. The Stag indicated redent the place name. The Church in the rear half of the shield refers to the standing in the community of worship.

Structures

• Evangelical Church ( former interdenominational church, mentioned in documents in 1353, expanded 1748/49 )
• Catholic Church ( built in 1926 )