Oberstaufenbach

Oberstaufenbach is a municipality in the district of Kusel, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Altenglan.

Geography

The village lies in the Reichenbach in Kusel Musicians country in the Western Palatinate. To the north is low Taufenbach, in the southeast and southwest of Reichenbach- Steegen is Neunkirchen am Potzberg.

To Oberstaufenbach includes the living space Birkenhof.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Oberstaufenbach 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.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms is shown the town by the wave beam (Bach) and the rock ( Stauf ). The golden lion refers to the Palatinate, formerly belonged to the Oberstaufenbach.

Economy and infrastructure

In the southwest is the A 62 in Theisbergstegen is a station on the railway line Landstuhl - Kusel.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Daniel Kuntz (1860-1959), musician
Altenglan (Verbandsgemeinde) Niederstaufenbach Municipal council Adenbach Albessen Altenkirchen, Kusel Aschbach, Rhineland-Palatinate Bedesbach Blaubach Bosenbach Breitenbach, Rhineland-Palatinate Buborn Cronenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate Deimberg Dennweiler-Frohnbach Dittweiler Dunzweiler Ehweiler Elzweiler Erdesbach Etschberg Frohnhofen Ginsweiler Gries, Germany Grumbach Hausweiler Heinzenhausen Henschtal Herchweiler Herren-Sulzbach Herschweiler-Pettersheim Hinzweiler Homberg, Kusel Horschbach Jettenbach, Rhineland-Palatinate Kappeln, Rhineland-Palatinate Kirrweiler, Kusel Konken Krottelbach Langenbach, Kusel Langweiler, Kusel Lauterecken Lohnweiler Medard Merzweiler Nanzdietschweiler Nerzweiler Niederalben Oberalben Oberweiler im Tal Oberweiler-Tiefenbach Odenbach Offenbach-Hundheim Ohmbach Pfeffelbach Rammelsbach Rathsweiler Reichweiler Relsberg Rothselberg Ruthweiler Rutsweiler am Glan Rutsweiler an der Lauter Sankt Julian Schellweiler Selchenbach Steinbach am Glan Ulmet, Germany Unterjeckenbach Wahnwegen Welchweiler Wiesweiler Wolfstein, Rhineland-Palatinate
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