Horbruch

Horbruch is a municipality in the district of Birkenfeld, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Rhaunen. Horbruch is a nationally recognized tourist.

Geography

Horbruch lies in the Hunsrück region northwest of the 746 meter high Idarkopfs. 44.3 percent of the district area is forested. To the west is high Scheid, in the north Hirschfeld ( Hunsrück) and to the east is Krummenau.

To Horbruch includes the residential places Bergmühle, Emmerich mill, forest house Horbruch, Hock mill and Neumühlestrasse.

Population Development

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Horbruch 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 reads: " left diagonally split front plate in black and a golden horn, rear red - silver chess ".

The horn was removed from the previous court seal of Horbruch. The horn may mean a " canting symbol" for the town name. The rear shield part refers to the former belonging to the Rear County of Sponheim.

Economy and infrastructure

In Horbruch there is a kindergarten and a village hall. In Idar -Oberstein is a station on the railway line Bingen- Saarbrücken. In the north are the federal highway 50 and the Frankfurt-Hahn Airport.