Mastershausen
Mastershausen | |
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Location of Mastershausen within Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis | |
Municipal assoc. | Kastellaun |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Anton Christ[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 11.83 km2 (4.57 sq mi) |
Elevation | 379 m (1,243 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,010 |
• Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 56869 |
Dialling codes | 06545 |
Vehicle registration | SIM |
Website | www |
Mastershausen is an
Geography
Location
The municipality lies in the
History
Finds of coins and vessels bear witness to
Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 16 council members, who were elected by
Mayor
Mastershausen’s mayor is Anton Christ.[4]
Coat of arms
The municipality’s arms might be described thus: Tierced in mantle reversed, dexter argent a cross gules and sinister argent a cross sable, between which sable a crown Or.
The red cross is the arms formerly borne by the Electorate of Trier, to which Mastershausen belonged for more than 400 years. The black cross is the arms borne by the Cologne Cathedral Foundation, which until 1794 held collation rights (that is, the right to nominate candidates to fill vacant ecclesiastical posts) in Mastershausen. The golden crown on the black field recalls Queen Richeza of Poland, who donated holdings at Malestreshusen to the Brauweiler Monastery.[5]
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings
The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:[6]
- Saint Lucy’s Catholic Parish Church (Pfarrkirche St. Lucia), Kirchstraße 5 – Romanesque (?) west tower, tower cupola, 1928; new building, 1965; outside, a basalt grave cross, marked 1801
- Friedhof – cast-iron grave cross, Rheinböllen Ironworks, latter half of the 19th century
- At Johann-Steffen-Straße 23 – Madonna sculpture under wooden baldachin, 19th century
- Johann-Steffen-Straße 28 – L-shaped estate, whole complex of buildings; timber-frame house, partly solid or slated, half-hipped roof, bakehouse, 18th century, barn, stable
- At Johann-Steffen-Straße 29 – Joseph sculpture under wooden baldachin, 19th century
- Kirchstraße 8 – former rectory; solid building, marked 1903, essentially possibly from the latter half of the 19th century, timber-frame barn, partly solid; whole complex of buildings
- Near Kirchstraße 9 – former school; plastered timber-frame house, 19th century; basalt grave cross, marked 1748
- Zum Mautzbach 1 – Quereinhaus (a combination residential and commercial house divided for these two purposes down the middle, perpendicularly to the street), partly slated, marked 1902
- Boundary stones, on Landesstraße (State Road) 203 on the village’s outskirts – three boundary stones, two marked 1776
- Kaspersmühle (mill), north of the village – one-floor timber-frame building, waterwheel, 19th century
- Wayside cross, east of the village – cast-iron grave cross
References
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
- Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ Municipal election results for Mastershausen
- ^ Mastershausen’s mayor[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Description and explanation of Mastershausen's arms". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- ^ Directory of Cultural Monuments in Rhein-Hunsrück district
External links
- Municipality’s official webpage (in German)
- Mastershausen the holiday village (in German)