Puderbach
Powder stream is a municipality in the district of Neuwied in the north of Rhineland- Palatinate. The town is the seat of the municipality of the same name.
- 5.1 traffic
- 5.2 Education
Geography
Powder stream is between Neuwied and old churches on the edge of the Rhine -Westerwald. Through the municipal area of the timber stream flows. In addition to the main town Puderbach the local parish includes the hamlets Haber Scheid, Lower Dreis ( with the living space Niederdreisermühle ), rich stone and Richert ( with the living space Strunkeich ).
History
The church and the parish Puderbach were first mentioned in 1256. In the same year court rights of Walpoden of rich stone - New castle on a mountain on powder stream are attested. There they later built the castle rich stone. The court with the court Linde was first mentioned in 1553.
Powder Bach was in the years 1591-1806 to the Official Dierdorf the upper county Wied. 1816 is the place for newly formed Prussian district of Neuwied.
On 7 June 1969, the four previously independent municipalities Haber Scheid, Lower Dreis, rich stone and Richert were incorporated to powder stream.
→ See also: Jewish Community Puderbach
The development of the inhabitants of powder stream, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Policy
Parish council
The local council in powder stream consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 of personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
The distribution of seats in the local council:
Coat of arms
The blazon is: " Divided by a bent- silver tip, in four oblique red bar, covered by a blue border peacock; front in silver with a green lime bewurzeltem black trunk; back in blue on green hill a silver castle. "
Peacock and oblique beams have the former belonging to the County of Wied. The court Linde embodies the former court in powder stream. The ruin shows the former residential tower of the castle with rich stone powder stream. The coat of arms is quite valid since 20 October 1971.
Culture and sights
- Castle ruins rich stone, 1310-1320 built by Ludwig III of rich stone, destroyed in 1618 by the then owner, Count of Wied, the castle completely.
- Jewish Cemetery
- See also: List of cultural monuments in Puderbach
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
The nearest motorway junction is Neuwied on the Autobahn 3 The nearest ICE train station is in Montabaur on the high-speed line Cologne-Rhine/Main.
The distance to the train station Old Churches ( Westerwald ) is about 16km, to railway station Au (Sieg) on the railway line ( Aachen-Düren-Köln-Siegburg/Bonn-Au ( victory ) Betzdorf ( win) wins ) approx 27km.
Powder stream is located on the railway line between Wood Creek Switchback of Siershahn by old churches, to which, however, since 1984 no longer Passenger trains in regional rail transport. However, since 2006, the freight was taken on the Wood Creek Switchback again the track is in good condition and one continuous section, therefore eV found there annually trips by rail buses by the club Brexbachtalbahn instead. The purpose of association of passenger transport Rhineland- Palatinate North ( North SPNV ) is interested in what could be done in the next few years to a reactivation of the Brexbachtalbahn and Wood Creek Valley Railway for local public transport.
Education
The school center in powder creek is the site of a junior high school plus and a primary school.
Personalities
- Eduard Keetmann (1840-1910), German theologian, priest, headmaster and school board.
- Karl Reinhardt (1849-1923), German teacher and school reformer, born in Puderbach