Horath

Hoerath 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 place is located in a sloping into the valley of the Dhron valley. Hoerath bordered to the east by the municipality of Morbach ( district Hague), to the south by the local churches Merschbach and Gräfendhron, on the west by the local churches Berglicht and Neumagen -Dhron ( district of paper mill) and on the north by the municipality Piesport ( district Niederemmel ) to.

History

Local finds from the time of the Hallstatt and La Tene culture are exhibited in the Rheinische Landesmuseum Trier. The first evidence of the village can be found in an attachment certificate of Count Heinrich zu Salm December 1, 1281st Through the turmoil of the French Revolution, the place came in 1800 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 Hoerath, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Parish council

The local council in Hoerath 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. In the previous election period from 2004 to 2009 the council consisted of eight council members.

Economy

Hoerath is a rural residential community with small businesses for local needs. With the wire factory Hoerath also a fairly significant industrial enterprises is established.