Imsweiler

Imsweiler is a municipality in the Thunder Mountain district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Rockhausen.

Geography

The place is located in the north- Palatinate mountains west of Mount Thunder between Kaiserslautern and Bad Kreuznach.

The municipality consists of the village Imsweiler, the two hamlets Felsbergerhof and Spreiterhof and the living space grinding mill.

Spreiterhof is a hamlet consisting of eight residential buildings with about 30 inhabitants. In addition, in Spreiterhof a farm is located. The residents of Spreiterhof and Felsbergerhof belong to the parish pastoral legally Dörrmoschel.

History

Imsweiler was first mentioned as " Imziswilre " in 1112 and " Imiciswilare " ( = hamlet of Imizin ) 1127. The name suggests a Frankish founding in the 7th or 8th century.

Castle Imsweiler

Its history is closely linked with the history of the former moated castle in the town, the remains of which are now in private ownership.

Is first mentioned in a castle in a charter of 1242, which was the Countess of Ermesindis Lützelburg applied by the Lords of Bolanden as a fief. This was, however, the castle mill mountain on the eponymous mountain nearby.

Only in a deed dated January 31, 1333 is expressly the castle in Imsweiler as Hornbacher fief to Raugraf Henry II. Mentioned to Mr. New Baumburg.

Until 1415 resided descendants, the last Raugraf Philip of Altenbaumburg in the water castle, the castle of Count Palatine Louis III. sold. The castle passed into the fief of various nobles after the Elector Palatine. In 1550 it is reported by an owner dispute between Carl von Lewenstein, son of the buried in the Catholic Church burner of Lewenstein and Hans Jakob von Dhun. In the mid-16th century there was probably for the partial destruction of the castle, built in 1595 for the Knight Philip James of Florsheim, married to Mary Vogtin of Hunoltstein, on the ruins of a castle and invested this 4000 guilders. Their coat of arms can still be seen today in the lintel. When the gender of the Flörsheimer extinct and the estate was also devastated by the Thirty Years' War, took over in 1655 Hermann Schell Schmidt from Mannenweiler the estate and built from the rubble of an apartment building. 1720 built one of the Erbbeständer the yard and farm buildings.

Parish council

The local council in Imsweiler 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 twelve seats in the municipal council are divided into two groups of voters.

Culture and sights

The castle or courtyard house ( as it is called today ) came after the French occupation in private ownership. From the vaulted cellar of the main building through an underground, brick walk to the tower of the Catholic Church. It was probably an escape route in the nearby forest. The corridor is bricked now. In the left building the windows are emblazoned with the year 1595 still preserved. Likewise, it is home to a stone pillar and a draw-well.

Furthermore, there is a bread museum in the former Castle Mill between Alsenz and the Muehlwald.

The parish church of St. Peter in Chains was built in the 11th century. In 1896 the parish church was extended and in 1899 it was consecrated.

On the mill mountain are the remains of the castle Miihlberg dialed.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Imsweiler

Gallery

Protestant bell tower entrance

Catholic parish Church

Catholic parish church stone cross

Former school house

Former teacher apartments

Dorfmühle

Pedestal of the castle

Medieval ruins

Economy and infrastructure

The municipality has with the Paula - Best - school has its own primary school.

Secondary schools are located in Rockhausen ( comprehensive school, junior high school, vocational school, school for children with learning difficulties ) or Winnweiler (Gymnasium). The competent kindergarten is located in Gundersweiler.

Through the town, the B leads 48 via connection point Winnweiler the A 63 in the south east is connected to the long-distance transport.

Imsweiler has (now again ) over a breakpoint on the Alsenztalbahn.

Above the village is a starting place for microlight.