Offenbach an der Queich (Verbandsgemeinde)

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The community association Offenbach at the Queich is an administrative unit in the form of a local authority in the district of Southern Wine Route in Rhineland- Palatinate. The municipality includes four local communities, the administrative headquarters are in the eponymous municipality Offenbach at the Queich. The administrative area of the municipality is bordered to the west of the city of Landau in der Pfalz and is traversed by the Queich.

Association members of communities

(Population at 31 December 2012)

History

The community association Offenbach at the Queich was newly formed from projects launched in the 1960s, Rhineland-Palatinate, administrative and territorial reform in 1971 in the " voluntary " phase. Since 1 January 1972 Offenbach is the seat of the municipal administration.

The development of the population on the territory of the present municipality Offenbach at the Queich; the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Policy

Association of municipal

The association council Offenbach at the Queich consists of 28 volunteer council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a personalized proportional representation, and the full-time mayor as chairman.

Distribution of seats in association council:

Mayor

The mayor of the municipality is since 1 July 2002 Axel Wassyl (independent).

Coat of arms

The blazon of the arms is: " In a black and gold four -way split sign board in quadrisected sign up right in gold a floating black pile, covered with a black ring, top left in blue a multi- angled silver district mark, lower right in red an eight-pointed silver cross of St. John and bottom left in a black gold district mark in the form of a recumbent H. "

It was approved by the district government Neustadt in 1977 and contains figures of the coat of arms of the four local municipalities.