Reitzenhain

Reitzenhain is a municipality in the Rhein- Lahn-Kreis in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Loreley, which has its headquarters in St. Goar.

Geography

To Reitzenhain includes the residential places Bogeler mill and Heppenhofmühle.

History

On August 24, 2012, all 324 inhabitants had to be evacuated because of the discovery of a ten - hundredweight - bomb from the Second World War.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Reitzenhain consists of eight council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Mayor

  • To 2009: Klaus Itzel
  • From 2009: Rüdiger hostage

Coat of arms

The coat of arms description reads: " Under a by battlements cut red and silver shield divided into main green between two golden oak leaves with a golden acorn a golden cuckoo ".

The red and silver battlements cut in the arms of the municipality Reitzenhain establishes the historical reference to the Hesse state government, particularly the line Rhine rock -Rotenburg that existed from 1648 to 1794. The green of the coat of arms symbolizes reason as the color of the forest, the place names syllable grove, during the presentation of the bird is due to the popular designation Reitzenhainer cuckoo.

The coat of arms was approved on 8 April 1991.

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