Lohnsfeld

Lohnsfeld is a municipality in the southern thunder mountain in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Winnweiler.

Geography

Lohnsfeld is located in the north- Palatinate mountains southeast of Mount Thunder. To the north is Winnweiler, in the west Münch Alsenz and south is Wartenberg- Rohrbach.

Re wage field also includes the hamlet Schmitterhof and residential places Krupp brick hut and powder mill.

History

1190 " Sacerdos de Cunradus Login box " documentary testifies; 1327 Lohnsfeit, 1486 Lanßfeldt; 17-18. Century Lohnsfeld.

After the French Revolution, the town was incorporated into the French department Thunder Mountain. As a result of the Vienna Congress, he was from 1816 to 1945 Bavarian. After the Second World War Lohnsfeld was part of the French occupation zone and was incorporated into the newly formed 1946 State of Rhineland -Palatinate.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Lohnsfeld 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

Blazon: " Divided by silver and red, front a green oak branch with two green leaves, center type green fruit cups and golden acorn, behind a golden scallop. "

Economy and infrastructure

Through the village leads the old imperial road, also led the federal highway 40 decades through the town. The B 40 would be renamed with the completion of the federal highway 63 on 15 October 2004 in L 401 and thus downgraded the country road. What had mainly to do with the decline in traffic.

Directly east of the motorway is 63 (Kaiserslautern - Mainz).

In Winnweiler is a train station of Alsenztalbahn.