Homberg, Kusel

Homberg is a municipality in the district of Kusel, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Lauter corners.

Geography

Homberg is located in the edge of the North Palatine Uplands in Western Palatinate. To the southwest lies the village Schönbornerhof, in the north and in the east bore Herren-Sulzbach. To the west lies the Baumholder military training area. To Homberg also includes the living space Schönbornerhof.

History

The Schörnbornerhof was first documented in 1290, Homberg in 1319th The city was part of the game and Rhine County. Then the red lion refers coat of arms.

1816 the place with the Principality of Lichtenberg, a newly exclave of the duchy of Saxe -Coburg -Saalfeld, respectively in 1826 the duchy of Saxe -Coburg and Gotha. With this he fell to Prussia in 1834, which the district Sankt Wendel created from this area. After separation of the main part of the newly created Saar was built in 1920 the remainder circle St. Wendel - Baumholder, to which the place belonged until 1937, when he was incorporated into the district of Birkenfeld. In 1969, he was reclassified in the district of Kusel.

By Rhineland-Palatinate " state law on the dissolution of Gutsbezirks Baumholder and its municipal reorganization " of November 2, 1993 ( GVBl. p 518) the work to the district of Birkenfeld belonging boundaries of the former municipality Ilgesheim on 1 January 1994 was in the local church Homberg reclassified.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Homberg 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 location.

Economy and infrastructure

In the north, the highway runs 270 In Lauterecken is a railway station of Lauterbrunnen Valley Railway.