Horrweiler

Horrweiler is a municipality in the district Mainz -Bingen, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Sprendlingen gene Ingen, which has its headquarters in the town of Sprendlingen.

• 4.1 Museums
• 4.2 Music

• 5.1 traffic

Geography

Horrweiler lies in Rhenish Hesse between Mainz and Bad Kreuznach. To Horrweiler includes the living space Sonnenhof.

History

Horrweiler was in the 12th century in Salic, then came in Palatine owned and was the Office Stromberg attached as an after fiefdom, where it remained until the French Revolution. Tithes and the advowson of the church originally had the Counts of Leiningen, who lent it to members of the lower nobility. Due to frequent disputes arbitration were required repeatedly. From 1518 to 1802, the St. Peter pin the tithe to the original law had in Mainz in Horrweiler for insertion of the parish priest. In fact, it came as a result of the Reformation to a division of the tithe: 2/ 3 for the Peterssstift and 1/ 3 for the Reformed pastor in Horrweiler. In the Weis shrines of 1410 and 1552 Horrweiler is enumerated among the villages who had to contribute for the maintenance of the walls of the town of Bingen and their defense in case of war. Its inhabitants enjoyed this special rights in the town of Bingen. The region in 1798 associated with the Département du Mont- Tonnerre ( Thunder Mountain ). Horrweiler belonged until 1814 to the canton Oberingelheim. Because of the agreements at the Congress of Vienna (1815 ) the area in 1816 was assigned to the Grand Duchy of Hesse and the province of Rheinhessen. Belonging to Hesse ended with the establishment of the French occupation zone in 1945, or the creation of the state of Rhineland- Palatinate.

An important relic of history is beside the remains of the old with Effen ( elm ) lined ramparts, the former fortified church, a late-Gothic style with three-sided completed choir and the wall ring with the possibly even late Gothic, baroque modified tower, which also serves as a bell tower. From church records show that in 1840 the wall partially and the towers were completely resigned to the remaining. The stones were used to build the school house.

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Horrweiler consists of twelve council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 of personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

The distribution of seats in the local council:

Culture and sights

Museums

In the Wine Village Museum numerous exhibits can be seen that document the past life and the way to the wine village.

Music

The Trombone Choir Horrweiler was founded in April 1927. He now plays alongside the ecclesiastical and secular music. The Foundation trombone Horrweiler eV supports the choir financially and ideologically.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

• The municipality is crossed by the highway 416 The Federal Highway 61 passes close by, and is just 2 km away.
• The station Gensingen - Horrweiler is served by trains of the Near Valley Railway and the Rheinhessen web.
• Through a bus line between Bingen and Bad Kreuznach, the community is connected to the public transport system.
• Since 2 September 2013, is a citizen bus with the name " Hobbs " ( Horrweiler citizens bus service ).