Lindenschied
Lindenschied is a facility located in Rhineland-Palatinate, Rhein- Hunsrück district municipality in the Hunsrück. It belongs to the municipality of Kirchberg (Hunsrück ).
Geography
Lindenschied is located on a ridge, west of the village runs the Kyrbach, east lies Dickenschied by which the B 421 runs.
History
This time the high court Rhaunen under standing Lindenschied was first mentioned in 1345. The document notes the status Linde difference and other towns that were controversial in terms of their boundaries and rights between the wild Earl of Kyrburg, the Lindenschied belonged, and the Sponheimern. The dispute was settled by the Archbishop of Mainz, Gerlach of Nassau in 1354. With the occupation of the left bank of the Rhine in 1794 by French revolutionary troops, the place was French. In 1815 he was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946 it has been part of Rhineland- Palatinate then newly founded. Until 1969 Lindenschied belonged to the district of Bernkastel.
Parish council
The local council in Lindenschied 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.
Religion
Today's Protestant church was used simultaneously from 1689 to 1907 by the Protestant and Catholic churches. After the church was in a very bad condition, the Protestant population renewed 1951-1953 the roof and parts of the masonry largely on their own performance. The roof skylights located above the choir was replaced by a newly constructed tower on the west side; be wrought iron cross was until a storm in 2005 on the steeple and was replaced in 2006 by a copper tap. Between 1958 and 1963 the masonry were secured and the nave completely renovated; also a parish hall was built.
Lindenschied by the end of 1975 was part of the parish of Trier belonging to the Evangelical Church Hausen, since then include the 113 Evangelical Protestant Church community Dickenschied in the church circle simmering -Trarbach.
The Catholic Sacred Heart Chapel was built in 1908/1909. The approximately 70 Catholics in Lindenschied belong to the parish Dickenschied.
The two Jewish families Mayer and lock immigrated in the 1860s made by the United States. They belonged to the synagogue community Laufersweiler. The Jewish cemetery of Lindenschied was leveled after the second world war.
Economy
There used in Lindenschied an extensive slate quarrying, last until the middle of last century in a valley in the south of the village. Today there are crafts and agriculture.