Thalfang

Thalfang is a municipality and administrative headquarters of the municipality Thalfang the inheritance head in the district of Bernkastel -Wittlich, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It lies on the heritage head in the Hunsrück and is a nationally recognized health resort.

• 4.1 traffic
• 4.2 Tourism
• 4.3 Industry

Geography

Thalfang at the Hunsrückhöhenstraße located in the western Hunsrück, about seven kilometers northwest of the heritage head. Through the village of Thal Fanger creek flows with the tributaries Klingelbach, Marschtelerbach and Hohlbachsflößchen.

To Thalfang part of the district Bäsch.

History

Thalfang was first mentioned in 632. From the 12th century Thalfang belonged to Mark Dhronecken.

On a map of the archbishopric of Trier from 1645, the place is listed as Thal Finck.

Only under the French rule, the Mark Dhronecken was dissolved in 1800, the Mairie Thalfang in Canton Hermes wedge of Saarland Department was created. To Mairie Thalfang were also the places Bäsch, Burtscheid, Deuselbach, Dhronecken, Etgert, Hilscheid, Immert, Malborn, Rorodt and discontinued around 1900 Bach stream. Due to the decisions on the Congress of Vienna the place came in 1815 with the Kingdom of Prussia, Thal catch was administrative seat of the mayor, who was assigned to the district Bernkastel and Trier Region. Since 1946 Thalfang part of the state of Rhineland -Palatinate. On 7 June 1969, the local church Bäsch was incorporated into Thalfang.

In terms of other historical events is to be noted that Erich Honecker had worked in the 1920s as a roofer in the construction of the existing town hall.

The development of the population of Thal catch based on the present-day municipality, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Thal catch consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 of personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

The distribution of seats in the local council:

Coat of arms

Coat Explanation: The red cross on a silver background refers to the former belonging to the Electorate of Trier. The two surrounded by the crosses Salme come from the Counts of Salm. You remember the Count Ernst, the only one from the wild and Rhine Count's gender, who is buried in the cemetery in Thal -catching and on whose grave stone slab Salme these are also shown. The ' rust ', the entrance to the churchyard, is a symbol of the oldest buildings in Thal -catching.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Thalfang is located on the Hunsrückhöhenstraße between Hermes wedge and Morbach.

Tourism

The idyllic location and proximity to tourist destinations such as the Mosel, Trier or the legacy head, and the relative proximity to France and Luxembourg make Thalfang a popular vacation spot.

Industry

In Thal Catch the Hochwald Foods GmbH is established, the largest business enterprises in the Trier region and one of the largest dairy companies in Germany.

Personalities

• The most important son valley catch the rabbi and philosopher Samuel Hirsch ( 1815-1889 ).
• The German engineer and chemist Wilhelm Kathol died in 1944 in Thal -catching.