Schwarzerden

Black Earth is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Kirn -Land.

Geography

Black earth lies in the Hunsrück to 450 meters at the edge of the southern Soon the forest above the ladle stream. 58.6 percent of the district area is forested.

History

The place names of Soonwaldsteig community Schwarzerden suggest names researchers as a settled area with dark-colored, humus- rich soil.

First mentioned was the place in 1325, when the Archbishop of Trier Baldwin rights and goods to the settlement of the Knights of Friedrich Steinkallenfels acquired. In 1334 a forest " Schwartzerdyn " was " mentioned propre Coppenstein castrum " (near the castle Koppenstein ), the archbishop of Trier also bought. With that possession of the Knights Tilmann was invested in 1355 by Stein ( Wartenstein ). The Trier fiefs were given in the aftermath of the archbishops and electors to families of the gentry as an after fief. As the feudal lords of Rüdesheim ( 1439) and von der Leyen ( 1543) were also mentioned. Furthermore, in chernozems the Knights of Schmidt Castle ( 1517) and the governors of Hunolstein ( 1555) were equipped with goods and rights.

Chernozems were during the Middle Ages to the High Court Kellenbach, which also included the villages Kellenbach, Henau and Königsau. Originally were probably the men of Steinkallenfels and her co-heirs the exclusive jurisdiction and gentlemen, in this judicial district. Through inheritance, sales and fief awards the court rule was later been split among several local lords, so that the high court Kellenbach a condominium represented with Community High jurisdiction. In 1601 there were in chernozems 14 fireplaces (houses ), which corresponded to approximately 60-70 residents.

Yet paid the 1579 Black Rdener inhabitants two Sümmer " inch oats " to the Lords of Steinkallenfels for loading the Kirner market. This shows on the one hand an older depending on the Steinkallenfels Felsern, on the other hand, a certain economic tendency of local people to Kirn.

1702 lived in chernozems eleven families who were the Counts of Sponheim to subject. In 1766 there were a total of 44 households, which were subject to all the administrative powers of the Margrave of Baden as the heirs of Sponheim territory.

1794 the left bank of the Rhine was occupied during the First Coalition War, in 1798 the territory of the French Direktorialregierung was reorganized according to the French model. The village black earth was assigned to the newly formed Mairie Monzingen in Canton Sobernheim and the district simmering in the Rhine -Moselle department.

After the end of French rule in the left bank of the Rhine Schwarzerden came in 1816 to the mayoralty Gemünden ( since 1927 Official Gemünden ) in the Prussian district of simmering where the place was left up to the Rhineland-Palatinate administrative reform of the 1970s. Since November 8, 1970 black earth belongs to the municipality Kirn -Land.

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in black earth is composed 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 location.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the arms is: " In split- plate, front blue - golden geschacht, back in red with a silver castle tower ."

The front half of the shield refers to the former belonging to the County of Sponheim front office Koppenstein. The castle tower in the rear half of the shield shows the Old Castle in the colors of the Lords of Steinkallenfels (High Court Kellenbach ) to which the community chernozems was formerly associated.

The council commissioned on 15 May 1972 Graphic chest, Kirn Sulzbach, to develop a design for a coat of arms. At the meeting on 17 November 1972, the Council adopted the draft submitted. After approval by the State Archives of the Ministry of the Interior in Mainz issued on January 17, 1973, the authorization to run their own coat of arms.

Culture and sights

Northeast of chernozems are the remains of the Celtic ring Walles " Old Castle "; the observation tower offers a wide panoramic view.

See also: List of cultural monuments in chernozems

Economy and infrastructure

In the south, the highway runs 41 In Martin Stein is a station on the railway line Bingen- Saarbrücken.