Pfalzfeld

Pfalzfeld is a municipality in the Rhein- Hunsrück district, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Emmelshausen. Pfalzfeld is a nationally recognized tourist.

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Geographical location

Pfalzfeld is centrally located in the Hunsrück between Emmelshausen Kastellaun, right on Schinderhannes cycle path.

The municipality Pfalzfeld the district Nenzhäuserhof part (520 m above sea level. NN ).

History

In the year 893 the place in Prüm land register was first mentioned. He was later to Niedergrafschaft Katzenelenbogen and was the seat of the Bailiwick Pfalzfeld. The Bailiwick was awarded to 1367 as Katzenelsohn Boger fief to the Lords of brown horn. For Bailiwick included, in addition Pfalzfeld the villages Niedert, Mühlpfad, Hausbay (half ) and the Nenzhäuserhof. With the occupation of the left bank of the Rhine in 1794 by French revolutionary troops, the place was French, 1815, he was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. After the First World War temporarily again occupied by the French, the place is since 1946 part of Rhineland- Palatinate then newly founded. 1993 was celebrated as part of a large home feast of 1100. Birthday of the town.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Pfalzfeld consists of twelve 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

Blazon: " In Gold an upright red obelisk, which shows a human head with white headdress and surrounding foliage. "

Coat of Reason: The obelisk is the so-called Celtic " Pillar of Flame " that which was found in Pfalzfeld 1649. The colors are a sign of belonging to the low- field Palatinate County Katzenelenbogen until the end of the Old Kingdom.

The " Pillar of Flame " dates from the 4th century BC and is one of the most important testimonies of the La Tène period dar. Today is the column in the Rheinische Landesmuseum in Bonn.

Structures

  • Historic water tower at Pfalzfeld
  • Evangelical Church
  • Copy of the " Pillar of Flame " from 1993 in the center

See also: List of cultural monuments in Pfalzfeld

Views of Attractions

Historic Water Tower

Main street in the center

The Palatinate fields " Pillar of Flame " in the Rheinische Landesmuseum in Bonn

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