Niederhosenbach

Niederhosenbach is a municipality in the district of Birkenfeld, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Herrnstein. Hildegard of Bingen was probably born in Niederhosenbach.

Geography

The town is located north of the Nahe between Kirn and Herrnstein.

43.4 percent of the district area is forested. Neighboring towns are Herrnstein, width Thal, Wickenrodt, Sonnschied, Griebelschied and mountains.

To Niederhosenbach includes the dwelling places " on the little book ", " Heupenmühle " and " between the lakes ".

History

Wonderful country, the village was divided into two parts by the end of the 18th century: a smaller part belonged to the Electorate of Trier and was under the administration of the Office pastures, the greater part of rich immediate County of Sponheim and was administered by the Office Herrnstein. The sponheimische part counted in 1607 25 and 1699 15 families.

The development of the population of Niederhosenbach, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Niederhosenbach consists of eight council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Mayor

Since 2007 Helmut Hey mayor of Niederhosenbach.

Economy and infrastructure

In November 2005, the unemployment rate was 3.5 percent. In the southeast, the highway runs 41 In Fischbach is a station on the railway line Bingen- Saarbrücken.