Kisselbach
Kisselbach is a municipality in the east of the Hunsrück in the Rhein- Hunsrück district, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Rheinboellen.
Geography
Kisselbach is located northwest of Rheinboellen and the foot of the Soon Forest and about 15 miles from the Middle Rhine. The Simmersbach flows through the village. The municipality also includes the residential places Grings Mill, Boiler Hannes mill and oil mill.
History
The first written mention is Kisselbach as " Kisilbath " in a boundary description of the parish Mörschbach from the year 1006. Such research could, however, only act to the stream which is located east of Steinbach and is Gemarkungsgrenze today.
Kisselbach was separated by the Mount Wilson Observatory in two districts of the same name has always belonged to the Electorate of Trier a partial (Official Oberwesel ), the other to Electoral Palatinate and the Principality of simmering. With the occupation of the left bank of the Rhine in 1794 by French revolutionary troops, the places were French, 1798-1814 it belonged to the canton of simmering in the Rhine -Moselle department. 1815 sites were assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Only in 1939 was the amalgamation of Kisselbach on both Kisselbach beyond to a community. Since 1946 it has been part of Rhineland- Palatinate then newly founded.
The development of the population of Kisselbach based on the present-day municipality; the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Kisselbach consists of twelve 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 is: "Under a golden head of the shield, is a black, Red-legged eagle, black and silver left diagonal wave split up an uphill to the left border, rotbezungter golden lion, down a continuous red beams cross. "
Culture and sights
One of the attractions is the forest chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary, to which every 13th day of the month of May held a candlelight procession the Catholic parish until October.
See also: List of cultural monuments in Kisselbach
Clubs
In Kisselbach there is a sports club with tennis department, a volunteer fire department, a theater club and a choral society of the Catholic Church. In addition Kisselbach has its own open channel.