Rückweiler
Rückweiler is a municipality in the district of Birkenfeld, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the community of Baumholder.
History
The place was first mentioned on March 5, 1332 as Rickwilre. After changing dominions and various disputes Rückweiler was assigned in an arbitration award 1440 County Veldenz. With this it four years later fell to Palatinate -Zweibrücken.
In 1794, the left bank of the Rhine was occupied by French revolutionary troops. From 1798 to 1814 Rückweiler 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 Rückweiler first belonged 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 Rückweiler came to the newly erected county of St. Wendel in the Rhine Province. Since 1937 Rückweiler belongs to the district of Birkenfeld, and since 1946 has been part of Rhineland- Palatinate.
The development of the population of Rückweiler, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Rückweiler 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.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the arms is: " In a divided shield up in a silver rotbewehrter and gezungter growing blue lion, down in a golden green, entwined with red ribbon harvest wreath, topped with a golden cross ."
The blue lion refers to the former belonging to the County of Veldenz. The harvest cross commemorates the annual harvest festival. The Coat of Arms was established in 1965 approved by the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Interior.
Culture and sights
The Heidedom also called Sacred Heart Church was built in 1908 in Gothic style.
See also: List of cultural monuments in Rückweiler
Economy and infrastructure
Rückweiler has a kindergarten and a village hall. In the south of the motorway runs 62 Heimbach is a station of the railway line Bingen- Saarbrücken.