Nohen

Nohen is a municipality in the district of Birkenfeld, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Birkenfeld.

Geography

The village lies at the confluence of Röhmbachs in the Nahe. To the west is Rimsberg, in the north Kronweiler, in the east and south is Reichenbach Heimbach.

History

The occupation of the site can be attributed to the former convenient location on one of the few fords in the narrow upper valley of the Nahe.

As an indication of its geographical importance of the fact can be seen that the location is designated as the only all along the river after the river name. Here crossed one of the oldest north-south traffic and trade routes in the region, the Nahe. This " bronze street " from Glan Nohen over the Moselle was built in Roman times as a cross-connection of the streets of Mainz Trier and Mainz to Metz.

The military- strategic importance of the road link with the ford and the bridge was high. In the night from 23 to 24 September and the morning of September 24, 1635, a Swedish- French army fought after the defeat at the Battle of Nördlingen, under the leadership of the Duke Bernhard of Saxe- Weimar, the winning of the far superior imperial army was pursued under Count Gallas, the crossing of the river and the subsequent retreat across Birkenfeld to Wallerfangen.

Nohen belonged to the late 18th century to the Rear County of Sponheim and the upper office Birkenfeld belonging care Rimsberg was assigned. In 1607 16 families were counted in Nohen 1699 there were only eight in number to 1772 rose to 51. In 1790 the town had 202 inhabitants, the district of Nohen comprised about 761 acres.

In 1794, the left bank of the Rhine was occupied by French revolutionary troops. From 1798 to 1814 Nohen belonged to the canton of Baumholder in the Saarland Department. Because of the Congress of Vienna (1815 ) agreements, the region came in 1817 to Oldenburg principality of Birkenfeld. The community Nohen was assigned to the mayor's office in Birkenfeld Birkenfeld. From 1918 to Nohen belonged to Oldenburg " part of the country Birkenfeld " and in 1937 the Prussian district of Birkenfeld. Since 1946 Nohen is part of Rhineland- Palatinate.

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Nohen 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.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the arms is: " In front offset divided shield, silver geschacht in a cut in the pitch black bridge over schräglinkem blue wave band behind red and silver ."

It was established in 1963 approved by the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Interior.

Religion

Since the introduction of the Reformation in 1557 Nohen is predominantly Protestant. The Evangelical church Nohen ( which also includes the local church Rimsberg part ) is connected parish officially since 1823 with the second pastor of the Evangelical church Birkenfeld.

Economy and infrastructure

In the West, the federal highway 41 runs and in the south the federal motorway 62 The village has a railway station of the railway line Bingen- Saarbrücken.