Oberkirn

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

Geography

Oberkirn lies in the valley of the Kyrbachs, between the Lützelsoon in the southeast and the Idarwald the southwest, centrally located in the Hunsrück. Neighboring municipalities are Rhaunen, Gösenroth, Schwerbach, Lindenschied, Rohrbach, Woppenroth and Stockhausen.

History

The town was first mentioned as a downside Over the deeds in 1335. Oberkirn was part of the parish Hausen, until it merged with Rhaunen. More Hausen Relevant places were Schwerbach and until 1969 Lindenschied and Woppenroth and formerly Gösenroth and Laufer hamlet.

The municipality mentioned in their internet site: " A legend says Oberkirn had once been called Oberhausen and Oberhausen bei Kirn Oberkirn. Eventually, the names were reversed when writing a document. However, the scientific evidence is still lacking. "So would linguistically the neighboring village of Oberhausen assigned and Kirn Oberkirn. However, contradicted by the fact that the respective place names in the vernacular would certainly not based on a faulty instrument or changed because of it.

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Oberkirn 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

Alfons Klingels since 1999, mayor of Oberkirn.

Culture and sights

The Lutheran church was built before 1400. The Catholic Church comes from in 1794.

Economy and infrastructure

In Oberkirn there is a village hall. In the north are the federal highway 50 and the Frankfurt-Hahn Airport.