Meckenbach, Birkenfeld
Meckenbach is a municipality in the district of Birkenfeld, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Birkenfeld.
Geography
The town lies on the same Meckenbach on Black Hochwald forest of the Hunsrück on the border of Saarland. 61 percent of the district area is forested.
History
Meckenbach was first documented in 1334. From 1480 it was part of Palatinate -Zweibrücken.
The place was assigned to the care or the Schultheißerei Achtelsbach in Zweibrücken Office Nohfelden. In 1790, 19 families lived in the village.
In 1794, the left bank of the Rhine was occupied by French revolutionary troops. From 1798 to 1814 Meckenbach belonged to the canton of Birkenfeld in the Saarland Department. Because of the Congress of Vienna (1815 ) agreements, the region came in 1817 to Oldenburg principality of Birkenfeld. The municipality was assigned to the mayor's Achtelsbach in the Official Nohfelden. From 1918 to Meckenbach belonged to Oldenburg shear " part of the country Birkenfeld " and in 1937 the Prussian district of Birkenfeld. Since 1946 Meckenbach is part of Rhineland- Palatinate.
1973 won the gold medal Meckenbach in Rhineland-Palatinate in the competition Our village is beautiful.
The development of the population of Meckenbach, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Parish council
The local council in Meckenbach 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.
Economy and infrastructure
In the east, the highway 41 and State Road 269, the Federal Highway runs, in the south and 62 in the west, the Federal Highway 1 in Neubrücke and Türkismühle are stations of the railway line Bingen- Saarbrücken. The recreational centers Bostalsee and Oberhambach are about 10 minutes away. Saarbrücken, Trier and Kaiserslautern can be reached via the motorway in about half an hour, as well as the cities of Idar -Oberstein and Sankt Wendel on the federal road 41