Leiningen, Germany
Leiningen | |
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Location of Leiningen within Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis | |
Municipal assoc. | Hunsrück-Mittelrhein |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Frank Morschhäuser[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 5.75 km2 (2.22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 731 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 56291 |
Dialling codes | 06746 |
Vehicle registration | SIM |
Leiningen is an
Geography
Location
The municipality lies in the heights of the Vorder
affords a quick link to places to the north and south.From here run a great many hiking trails and a direct link to the Schinderhannes-Radweg (cycle path); the outlying centre of Lamscheid lies right on this cycle path.
Constituent communities
Leiningen's
History
The Counts of Leyen at Gondorf were Leiningen's lords in the Middle Ages. Beginning in 1794, Leiningen lay under French rule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
The current municipality came into being on 7 June 1969 under the name Leiningen-Lamscheid and was a merger of two hitherto self-administering municipalities that had been dissolved, called Leiningen and Lamscheid. On 1 January 1981, however, the name was shortened to Leiningen.[3]
Sauerbrunnen
This village's history is closely bound with its namesake mineral
Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected by
Mayor
Leiningen's mayor is Frank Morschhäuser.[6]
Coat of arms
The German blazon reads: Über erhöhtem blauem Schildfuß, darin ein silberner Pfahl, in Silber ein schwarzer Schalenbrunnen mit geteiltem schwarzen Wasserstrahl, begleitet rechts und links von einem roten Krug.
The municipality's arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Per fess abased argent a fountain basin on a short pedestal sable issuant from which four streams of the same, two each falling into each of two two-handled jugs gules standing on each side of the basin, and azure a pale of the first aligned precisely with the pedestal.
The lower part of the escutcheon recalls the Counts of Leyen at Gondorf, to whom Leiningen once belonged. The charges above the line of partition refer to the sour spring – Sauerbrunnen – which was well known even as far back as the 16th century for its good mineral water. The jugs symbolize the former exportation of the springwater.[7]
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings
The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:[8]
Leiningen (main centre)
- Catholic Church of the Raising Aloft of Christ's Cross (branch church; Filialkirche Kreuzerhöhung Christi), Kirchstraße – quire tower, late 13th or early 14th century, aisleless church, possibly from before 1400; whole complex of buildings with graveyard
- Hauptstraße 11 – estate complex along the street, timber framing, partly slated, stable and barn, 19th century, old yard paving stones; whole complex of buildings
- Marktplatz – Gothic Revival hand-pumped cast-iron well, Rheinböllen Ironworks, latter half of the 19th century
Sauerbrunnen
- Koblenzer Straße 8 – well housing; Baroque Revival plastered building, 1911, one-floor storage hall; whole complex of buildings
References
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
- Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis 2006 Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine, Seiten 185, 204
- ^ Gemeinderatswahl Rheinland-Pfalz, 2019
- ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
- ^ Leiningen’s mayor
- ^ Description and explanation of Leiningen’s arms
- ^ Directory of Cultural Monuments in Rhein-Hunsrück district
External links
- Media related to Leiningen (Hunsrück) at Wikimedia Commons