Sulzbach, Birkenfeld

Sulzbach ( also called Rhaunensulzbach ) is a municipality in the district of Birkenfeld, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Rhaunen.

  • 4.1 Structures
  • 4.2 Stumm organ
  • 4.3 Heuchelheim

Geography

Sulzbach is located on a ridge in southern Hunsrück between Rhaunen and Herrnstein.

Population

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Sulzbach 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.

Culture and sights

Structures

See list of cultural monuments in Sulzbach

Stumm organ

For a working copy of the Stumm'schen organs located in the village church. It is the last copy of Johann Michael Stumm, that this gave his home village. There concerts are still held regularly, which are organized by the silent organ club Sulzbach.

Heuchelheim

To Sulzbach district include the historic market square Heuchelheim, at the crossroads of an ancient trade route from Glan lying towards the Moselle. One branch of this since the Bronze Age, committed, developed in Roman times and in the Middle Ages continue to use route crosses Rhaunen and Büchenbeuren Enkirch, while the other ran directly over the Idarkopf for Sirona sanctuary in high Scheid, finally in the District inch oak antique in the einzumünden Ausoniusstraße.

The market Heuchelheim was the site of a Celtic-Roman culture establishment which later served as the Thing square of the medieval High Court Rhaunen.

Economy and infrastructure

The Farming place thrives on tourism ( holiday cottages, farm holidays ) and the shale processing. So Sulzbach also hosts a slate quarry, which is located about a kilometer away from the place. Previously there underground mining was made, but by importing slate mostly from Spain only slate is now post-processed.

Personalities

  • Christian Stumm, blacksmith. Two of his sons became important entrepreneurs: Johann Nikolaus Silent (1668-1743), built in 1714 an iron hammer. Johann Michael Stumm (1683-1747) founded an organ workshop in the same year.
  • Carolin Narrows, German gemstone Queen from 2006 to 2008.
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