Rimsberg

Rimsberg is a municipality in the district of Birkenfeld, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Birkenfeld.

Geography

Rimsberg lies to the east of the county town of Birkenfeld. In the north and in the southeast Schmißberg is Nohen.

To Rimsberg also includes the settlement bird Büsch and the living space Lindenhof.

History

The place was first mentioned in records in 1269 as Rummersberg.

Rimsberg belonged to the late 18th century to the Rear County of Sponheim and was the capital of a designated as a nursing administrative and judicial district, which was subordinate to the chief official Birkenfeld. To care Rimsberg included the villages Nohen and Reichenbach. In 1607 six families were counted in Rimsberg 1699 there were only four in number to 1772 rose to 15. In 1790 the town had 78 inhabitants, the district of Rimsberg comprised about 307 acres.

In 1794, the left bank of the Rhine was occupied by French revolutionary troops. From 1798 to 1814 Rimsberg belonged to the canton of Birkenfeld in the Saarland Department. Because of the Congress of Vienna (1815 ) agreements, the region came in 1817 to Oldenburg principality of Birkenfeld. The community Rimsberg was assigned to the mayor's office in Birkenfeld Birkenfeld. From 1918 to Rimsberg belonged to Oldenburg " part of the country Birkenfeld " and in 1937 the Prussian district of Birkenfeld. Since 1946 Rimsberg is part of Rhineland- Palatinate.

The development of the population of Rimsberg, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Policy

Parish council

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

Mayor

Werner Schmitt 's mayor since 1989.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the coat of arms is: " In front plate offset divided in a golden green open bangle, in a silver obliquely upward lance tip geschacht rear red - silver ".

1965, it was approved by the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Interior.

Economy and infrastructure

In the West, the federal highway 41 leading to the south to Federal Highway 62 runs. In Nohen is a station on the railway line Bingen- Saarbrücken.