Metzenhausen

Metzenhausen is a municipality in the Rhein- Hunsrück district, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Kirchberg (Hunsrück ).

Geographical location

Metzenhausen is centrally located in the Hunsrück, east of the headwaters of the Kyrbachs.

History

The village got its name from a noble family. 1278 Conrad for the first time by Mentzenhusin ( Metzenhausen ) was mentioned. Known representative of this Metz Hausener noble family, which had almost 500 years before the place was, John III. , Who was from 1531 to 1540 Archbishop of Trier. With the occupation of the left bank of the Rhine in 1794 by French revolutionary troops, the place was French, 1815, he was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946 it has been part of the newly founded state of Rhineland- Palatinate.

Parish council

The local council in Metzenhausen 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.

Structures

Worth seeing is the Chapel of the Assumption of the 15th century - built with the choir in the Gothic style. Stained glass window with the Archbishop of Trier Johann III. of Metzenhausen.

Community center in the town center

Chapel of the Assumption