Würzweiler

Würzweiler is a municipality in the Thunder Mountain district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Rockhausen.

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Geography

The town lies on Appel creek in Northern Palatinate mountains northwest of Mount Thunder between Kaiserslautern and Bad Kreuznach.

History

The place was first mentioned in documents as Wercewilre. After the French Revolution, the town was incorporated in 1798 in the French department of Thunder Mountain. As a result of the Vienna Congress, he was from 1816 to 1945 Bavarian. After the Second World War Würzweiler was part of the French occupation zone and was incorporated into the newly formed 1946 State of Rhineland -Palatinate.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Würzweiler 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

Traffic

West of the B runs 48 Take the A 63 in the south-east is connected to the long-distance transport. In Rockhausen is a railway station of Alsenztalbahn. Thither can be reached via a bus.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Jacob Jahn (1897-1976), politician ( CDU)
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