Offenbach an der Queich

Offenbach at the Queich is a municipality in the Southern Wine Route in Rhineland- Palatinate. It is the administrative center of the municipality Offenbach at the Queich, who also belongs. Offenbach at the Queich is recognized as a basic center in accordance with state planning.

  • 5.1 Structures
  • 5.2 Museums
  • 6.1 authorities
  • 6.2 traffic

Geography

The municipality is located in the Valley of Queich, 3 km east of Landau in der Pfalz.

To Offenbach at the Queich includes the living space Neumühlestrasse.

History

Documented Offenbach is first mentioned in 784 as Warandus the newly founded monastery of Lorch on the mountain road made ​​a donation of his estates.

Religion

In 2007, 50.2 percent of the population Catholic, 31.9 percent Protestant. The other belonged to a different religion or no religious affiliation were.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Offenbach consists of 22 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Allocation of seats in the elected municipal council:

Coat of arms

The blazon of the arms is: " In red a floating silver pole, topped with a golden ring. "

It was established in 1956 approved by the Ministry of Interior and Mainz goes back to a court seal from in 1761.

Culture and sights

Structures

Evangelical Church Offenbach at the Queich

Mehrgenerationenhaus

See also: List of cultural monuments in Offenbach an der Queich

Museums

  • Queichtalmuseum

Economy and infrastructure

Authorities

As the seat of the municipality Offenbach is home to the Queich their administration.

Traffic

From 1 December 1898 to September 24, 1983 Offenbach had a train stop on the railway line Landau Herxheim.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Franz Matt (1860-1929), lawyer and politician ( BVP ); Bavarian Minister of Education and Deputy Prime Minister.
  • Hermann Square (1880-1945), linguist, author and philosopher
History of the term "Catholic" Albersweiler Altdorf, Rhineland-Palatinate Bad Bergzabern Barbelroth Billigheim-Ingenheim Birkweiler Bornheim (Pfalz) Burrweiler Dernbach, Südliche Weinstraße Dierbach Edenkoben Edesheim Eschbach, Südliche Weinstraße Essingen, Rhineland-Palatinate Flemlingen Frankweiler Freimersheim, Südliche Weinstraße Gleisweiler Gleiszellen-Gleishorbach Gommersheim Gossersweiler-Stein Hainfeld, Germany Hergersweiler Herxheimweyher Heuchelheim-Klingen Hochstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate Impflingen Insheim Kapellen-Drusweiler Kapsweyer Kirrweiler Kleinfischlingen Leinsweiler Niederhorbach Niederotterbach Oberhausen, Südliche Weinstraße Oberotterbach Oberschlettenbach Pleisweiler-Oberhofen Ramberg, Rhineland-Palatinate Ranschbach Rinnthal Rohrbach, Palatinate Roschbach Sankt Martin, Germany Schweigen-Rechtenbach Schweighofen Siebeldingen Silz, Rhineland-Palatinate Steinfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate Venningen Vorderweidenthal Waldhambach, Rhineland-Palatinate Waldrohrbach Walsheim Wernersberg Weyher in der Pfalz
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