Rötsweiler-Nockenthal
Rötsweiler - Nockenthal is a municipality in the district of Birkenfeld, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Birkenfeld.
Geography
The municipality consists of the villages Nockenthal and Rötsweiler. Nockenthal is located on Fleischbachstrasse, Rötsweiler on Aschbach. To the east of Idar- Oberstein is located.
History
Nockenthal 1324 was first mentioned in documents as Nockendail, Rötsweiler in 1429 as Rezwiler.
Both places were until the end of the 18th century to the Rear County of Sponheim. Nockenthal was eponymous for a " maintenance " and said Oberamt Birkenfeld assumed administrative and judicial district. To care Nockenthal included the villages Oberbrombach, Rötsweiler (then Retsweiler ), Sonneberg and Winnenberg. In 1607 nine families lived in Nockenthal 1699 the place was uninhabited and in 1772 there were 14 Rötsweiler In 1699 five 1772 15 families were in 1607 seven counted. In 1790, both villages had together 101 inhabitants.
In 1794, the left bank of the Rhine was occupied by French revolutionary troops. From 1798 to 1814 belonged to both places to Canton Birkenfeld in the Saarland Department. Because of the Congress of Vienna (1815 ) agreements, the region came in 1817 to Oldenburg principality of Birkenfeld. Both communities were assigned to the mayor's office Niederbrombach in Birkenfeld. From 1918 on she belonged to Oldenburg " part of the country Birkenfeld ". In 1933 the merger of two previously independent municipalities. After the dissolution of part of the country Birkenfeld Rötsweiler - Nockenthal in 1937 to the Prussian district of Birkenfeld. Since 1946, the community is part of Rhineland- Palatinate.
The development of the population of Rötsweiler - Nockenthal, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Parish council
The local council in Rötsweiler - Nockenthal 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.
Economy and infrastructure
Through the village the main road 41 leading south to Federal Highway 62 runs. In Idar -Oberstein is a station on the railway line Bingen- Saarbrücken.