Bennhausen
Bennhausen | |
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Location of Bennhausen within Donnersbergkreis district Donnersbergkreis | |
Municipal assoc. | Kirchheimbolanden |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Reinhard Horsch[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.49 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
Elevation | 281 m (922 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 160 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 67808 |
Dialling codes | 06357 |
Vehicle registration | KIB |
Website | kirchheimbolanden.de |
Bennhausen is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kirchheimbolanden.
Geography
Bennhausen has an area of 1.49 km². It is situated in the North Palatine Uplands, at the foot of the Donnersberg, which lies about 3 km west of the village. The land to the west and north of the hilly landscape is mainly planted with orchards, and the forest almost reaches the outskirts of the village. The land to the south and east consists mainly of agricultural farmland.
The neighboring municipalities are Weitersweiler (south-east), Jakobsweiler (west), Dannenfels (north-west) and Bolanden (east).
History
Bennhausen was documented for the first time, in 1252, as Benninhusen. In 1376, the city belonged to the
Administration
Politics
This section needs to be updated.(January 2013) |
The
1960–1974 | Richard Zerger |
1974–1982 | Erich Eymann |
1983–1993 | Reinhold Huy |
1994– | Reinhard Horsch |
Coat of arms
The coat of arms is a "red and silver diagonally divided, top right six-spoked silver wheel, bottom left a red deer pierced by a red arrow". It was approved in 1976 by the government of the Neustadt district.
The
Economy and infrastructures
As is typical of similar villages, the place was characterized, till the 1960s, by agriculture. Today, commuters dominate, in economic terms. Two new settlements were established around 1980 and 2005, respectively. In the original center, some houses have been renovated by both locals and newcomers. There are also former agricultural properties.
The former
The
Demographics
Bennhausen has a population of 156 (as of December 31, 2011).
2004 | 2006 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
141 | 148 | 145 | 157 | 156 |
Notes
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Donnersbergkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ "LWL RLP - Kommunalwahlen: Ergebnisse der Ratswahlen: Wahlergebnisse 2009: Stadt- und Gemeinderatswahlen".
- ^ [1] Archived 2013-01-06 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ On December, 31.
References
- Reinhold Huy, Vom Hofgut zum Dorf: Bennhausen. Ein Ort schreibt Geschichte, Gemeinde Bennhausen, 2009, ISBN 978-3-926306-60-9.