Rohrbach, Birkenfeld
Rohrbach is a municipality in the district of Birkenfeld, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the community of Baumholder.
Geography
The town lies on the same Rohrbach south of the Nahe at the foot of 548.5 meters high Wüschbergs. To the west is Rückweiler, in the north Berglangenbach, in the east Fohren- Linden and Berschweiler at Baumholder and south is the belonging already to the Saarland Freisen.
History
Rohrbach belonged to the late 18th century to a native of the county Veldenz part of the Duchy of Pfalz- Zweibrücken and the Schultheißerei Berschweiler in Oberamt Lichtenberg was assigned. In 1790, 24 families lived in the village. The district of Rohrbach comprised 246 acres.
In 1794, the left bank of the Rhine was occupied by French revolutionary troops. From 1798 to 1814 Rohrbach belonged to the canton of Baumholder in the department of the Saar. Because of the Congress of Vienna (1815 ) agreements, the region came in 1816 for Saxony- Coburg Principality of Lichtenberg, which it remained until 1834. The community Rohrbach belonged first to the mayor's Berschweiler, from 1823 to the mayoralty Burg Lichtenberg (see also List of municipalities in the Principality of Lichtenberg). After being sold to Prussia and the resolution of the Principality of Lichtenberg Rohrbach came to the newly erected county of St. Wendel in the Rhine Province. Since 1937 Rohrbach belongs to the district of Birkenfeld, and since 1946 has been part of Rhineland- Palatinate.
The development of the population of Rohrbach, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Rohrbach 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.
Coat of arms
The blue lion refers to the former belonging to the County of Veldenz. In the lower part of the shield of the city name is symbolized.
Economy and infrastructure
In Rohrbach there is a village hall.
In the south of the motorway runs 62
Heimbach is a station of the railway line Bingen- Saarbrücken.