Langenthal, Rhineland-Palatinate

Langenthal is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Bad Sobernheim.

Geography

The place is in Hoxbach and Gaulsbachtal, a tributary of the Nahe. In the north- west is Seesbach, in the north- east, the abandoned horse field, in the east and south is Monzingen floodplains.

History

Langenthal was first documented in the year 1322.

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Langenthal 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.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the arms is: " In the sign in red with a silver wave oblique beams, accompanied by a silver front sechsspeichigen wheel, rear of a silver band ."

The wave bar symbolizes Hoxbach and Gaulsbach. The band refers to the village church from the 15th century. The Wheel of Mainz was taken from the coat of arms of Monzingen.

Economy and infrastructure

In the south, the highway runs 41 In Monzingen is a station on the railway line Bingen- Saarbrücken. There is a bus service to and from Bad Sobernheim.