Vinningen
Vinningen is a municipality in the southwest, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Pirmasens country. Vinningen is recognized as a basic center in accordance with state planning.
Geography
Vinningen located in Zweibrücker hills south-west of Pirmasens near the French border.
History
In the year 1212 first mentioned, can be to the 5th century Frankish settlement traces back to track.
The place belonged to the rule Lviv, which in 1570 was up to the extinction of the line belonged to the counts of Zweibrücken- Bitsch, then came to the counts of Hanau -Lichtenberg and 1736 to the Landgrave of Hesse -Darmstadt.
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Vinningen 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:
Mayor
Mayor is Herbert Franz ( CDU).
Coat of arms
The blazon of the arms is: " divided by blue and gold, above a growing rotbezungter, goldbekrönter, three times divided by silver and red lion, down three red chevrons ".
The rafters come from originally the coat of arms of Hanau- Lichtenberg.
The flag is red and yellow.
Public institutions
Konrad -Adenauer Elementary and junior high school plus Vinningen
- Catchment area primary school:
- Catchment area of the Realschule Plus Vinningen:
In the Cultural Center " Old church " regularly cultural events such as concerts and exhibitions.