Laubach, Cochem-Zell
Laubach is a municipality in the district Cochem-Zell, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Kaisersesch and is a nationally recognized tourist.
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Geography
Laubach is located five kilometers west of the city Kaisersesch on a sloping with the springing here Kaulenbach south grounds. The village comprises altitudes between 485 m above sea level. Sea level and 550 meters above sea level. NN. Geographically, can the still to assign more than one third forested municipality in the Eastern High Eifel the garbage Bacher Riedel country, but is already at the transition to the north subsequent Elzbachhöhen. It belongs mostly to the nature reserve " Mosel region of Schweich to Koblenz " and in the south and also includes part of the nature reserve " Müllenbachtal - Kaulenbachtal ".
Laubach is bordered (clockwise ) to the local communities Eppenberg, Masburg, Leienkaul, waste stream and the city of elms.
History
The first mention Laubachs comes from the year 1455, when the village was sold to the Earl of Virneburg. 1548 took over Kurtrier the sovereign rights. Laubach belonged to the Official Monreal and the high court Masburg. The high court Masburg was a fief of the Counts of Virneburg. In Trier fire book from 1563 15 hearths (households) in Laubach ( Laupach ) are listed.
In 1794, French revolutionary troops had the left bank of the Rhine was annexed, from 1798 to 1814 belonged to the canton Laubach Kaisersesch in the arrondissement of Koblenz in the Rhine -Moselle department. The municipal council ( Laubach community representatives in the Mairie Emperor Esch) was 1808, the citizens of veiling.
Due to the decisions on the Congress of Vienna ( 1815), the region was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia. Under the Prussian administration, the community Laubach came to the mayor's Emperor Esch district Cochem, who belonged to the Rhine Province to the new Region of Koblenz and from 1822 on.
Since 1946, the community Laubach is part of Rhineland- Palatinate, since 1968 it belongs to the municipality Emperor Esch and since 1969 the district Cochem- Zell.
Main source of income for the inhabitants of the place was for centuries the slate mining. Documentary evidence of the mining industry from 1695, smaller pits existed much earlier. In 1959 the last mine was shut down after a water intrusion.
The town's name probably comes from the Middle High German " Lobach ". Praise and today's hardwood refer here to a forest, while indicating oh on a swampy terrain.
By 2004, today's local church Leienkaul was a hamlet in the town of Laubach.
The development of the population of Laubach based on the present-day municipality, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Laubach 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. 2004, a majority vote was held.
Culture and sights
Structures
Maria Martental is located in the autonomous community since June 2004 Leienkaul.
The history of the places waste stream, Laubach and Leienkaul is closely linked to the slate mining. Between the towns is the Kaulenbachtal, which mainly took place the slate mining. Through this valley leads the slate quarry trail.
See also: List of cultural monuments in Laubach
Economy and infrastructure
Laubach is on the federal highway 48