Unterjeckenbach

Unterjeckenbach is a municipality in the district of Kusel, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Lauter corners.

Geography

Unterjeckenbach is located on Jeckenbach in the Western Palatinate between the Palatinate Forest and the Hunsrück. 61.5 percent of the district area is forested. To the north is Sien, to the east bore, in the southeast Homberg and just west lies the Baumholder military training area.

History

In the district of stone axes were found. After the Thirty Years' War, the village was deserted. It was only from 1700 again began the occupation of the site. 1816 the place with the Principality of Lichtenberg, a newly exclave of the duchy of Saxe -Coburg -Saalfeld, respectively in 1826 the duchy of Saxe -Coburg and Gotha. With this he fell to Prussia in 1834, which the district Sankt Wendel created from this area. After separation of the main part of the newly created Saar was built in 1920 the remainder circle St. Wendel - Baumholder, to which the place belonged until 1937, when he was incorporated into the district of Birkenfeld. In 1969, he was reclassified in the district of Kusel.

By Rhineland-Palatinate " state law on the dissolution of Gutsbezirks Baumholder and its municipal reorganization " of November 2, 1993 ( GVBl. p 518) the work to the district of Birkenfeld belonging boundaries of the former neighboring municipality Oberjeckenbach was on 1 January 1994 in the local church Unterjeckenbach reclassified.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Unterjeckenbach consists 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.

Economy and infrastructure

In the east, the highway runs 270 In Lauterecken is a railway station of Lauterbrunnen Valley Railway.