Neuhemsbach

Neuhemsbach is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Enkenbach- Alsenborn.

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 traffic

Geography

The municipality is situated 18 km north-east of Kaiserslautern at the edge of the Palatinate Forest.

History

Today the district Heinzenthal was already mentioned in 1019 in a document. In the 13th century, was the occasion of a donation to the monastery sink Bach, the place Hemsbach first mentioned.

From the 14th century comes the Perched on the heights " Spitzer Hubel " rest of the Ansel castle.

The town's landmark is the important Protestant parish church on the hill on which stood the castle of the Counts of Sayn -Wittgenstein to the 18th century.

Religions

In 2007, 54.7 percent of the population Protestant and 23.4 percent Catholic. The other belonged to a different religion or no religious affiliation were.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Neuhemsbach consists of twelve council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Allocation of seats in the elected municipal council:

Coat of arms

The blazon of the arms is: " Split and right split of blue and silver and red twice, left in red, a blue and reinforced - bezungter Golden Leopard". It was established in 1958 approved by the Mainz Ministry of Interior.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

At the federal highway 48, which runs to the west of the church, there are about 3 km.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Friedrich Burgdorfer (1890-1967), population scientists
• Karl Bischoff (1897-1950), Auschwitz functionary