Waldböckelheim
Waldböckelheim is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Rüdesheim. Waldböckelheim is a nationally recognized tourist.
- Born 6.1 Waldböckelheim
- 6.2 Other Personalities
Geography
Waldböckelheim is located north of the Nahe the Rhenish Slate Mountains and is surrounded by three extinct volcanoes. One of these is the home mountain on which the Heimberg tower was built in the spring of 2008.
To Waldböckelheim includes the living spaces wire heads, Forestry House, Goose mill house before Leo 's Ruh, Marienpforterhof, Sudetenlandhof and station Waldböckelheim.
History
The place was first mentioned on 10 February 824 Becchilenheim. The prefix forest was preceded by the 13th century, to stand out from Gau- Bickelheim. In the castle Böckelheim 1105 Emperor Henry IV was imprisoned by his son Henry V in December. Along with the neighboring resorts, the Office Böckelheim was formed. After changing ownership several times, it was more than 300 years to Electoral Palatinate. On January 1, 1969, a part of the territory was umgemeindet with 121 residents of Waldböckelheim after Sobernheim.
January 5, 1800 committed Schinderhannes at Waldböckelheim a robbery on a coach with the victims of Dr. Can city and the brothers Reinach.
The development of the population of Waldböckelheim based on the present-day municipality, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Waldböckelheim consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
The distribution of seats in the local council:
Economy and infrastructure
In Waldböckelheim there are two kindergartens, a primary school, a secondary school and an Integrated Volunteer Fire Department. Immediately to Waldböckelheim passes the main road 41 In Staudernheim is a station of the railway line Bingen- Saarbrücken.
Landmark
The Waldböckelheim Heimer landmarks are the two churches. The 1833 built until 1835 in the Romanesque style of St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in the town center and the 1863 Built to 1867 in Neo-Gothic style Protestant church on the mountain Kirchberg.
The Catholic Church has an unusual for a quite small town twin tower front, which can probably be explained by the Simultaneum for construction point remaining.
Personalities
Born in Waldböckelheim
- Mina Koch ( born February 22, 1845, daughter of the pastor Karl August Schapper ), musician and Kirchenliederkomponistin (Stern, to which I look )
- Bernhard Sutor ( born April 11, 1930), German political scientist and Christian social ethics
Other personalities
- Waldemar Woehl (1902-1976), editor, composer and music educator
- Doris Emmerich (born 1954 ), German Wine Queen 1974/75
- Bettina Thick ( born April 10, 1971), politician and Member of the Rhineland- Palatinate Landtag, lived as a child some time in Waldböckelheim.