Medard

Medard is a municipality in the district of Kusel, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Lauter corners.

Geography

Medard is on the river Glan in the Western Palatinate. In the southwest and northeast Lauterecken is located Odenbach. The place is surrounded by hills with orchards. From Medard from hiking sports and canoeing on the Glan are possible.

History

Locally there is a Celtic refuge, castle Medard. Later, there were also Roman. In the 1970s, the remains of the largest villa rustica have been excavated in the western Palatinate in the church. The town was first mentioned in 1156 as " curia sancti Medardi ". It is named after the Holy Medardus. Two Trichteröfen for lime production were 1820-1900 in operation. 1816 to 1866 belonged to the upper office Medard Meisenheim of Hesse- Homburg and came up with in 1866 to Prussia. The Glantalbahn leads since the 19th century through the town.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Medard 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.

Evangelical Church

The Romanesque church in the village is evangelical today. It stands on the site of there probably pre-existing chapel. In the chancel arch the year numbers are 1262 and 1597 the tower and part of the nave are but certainly older than 1262 multiple- found changes are taking place at the church, especially engaging in the years 1592-1597 Perhaps the two side naves were added at that time. .. ; also two intermediate piers were then probably from each of the two side walls of the nave taken out to unify the room as preaching church in the sense of the Reformed tradition. The choir, fallen into disrepair, was canceled in 1887 and replaced by a new one.

Economy and infrastructure

Through the town the highway 420 runs he received in 1896 by opening the built as a direct continuation of the Lauter valley railway line Lauterbrunnen corner or home connection to the railway network. This section was 1904 in the year fully opened Glantalbahn, but which is now closed. On it there is a trolley traffic for day trippers. In Lauterecken is a railway station of Lauterbrunnen Valley Railway.