Ohmbach
Ohmbach | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ohmbach within Kusel district  | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Kusel |
| Municipal assoc. | Schönenberg-Kübelberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jochen Mayer (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.90 km2 (1.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 313 m (1,027 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 767 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 66903 |
| Dialling codes | 06386 |
| Vehicle registration | KUS |
| Website | www.ohmbach.de |
Ohmbach is a municipality in the district of Kusel, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Geography
The town of Ohmbach is in the Ohmbachtal (literally "Ohm Creek Valley" in the Western Palatinate (Westpfalz). Adjacent to the north lies Herschweiler-Pettersheim, in the east Steinbach am Glan, in the south Brücken and in the west Altenkirchen.
History
Ohmbach evolved out of the originally independent municipalities of Oberohmbach and Niederohmbach (formerly Weitersbach). Ohmbach was first mentioned in a written document in the year 977 as Ovenbach . In 1410 Ovinbach joined Pfalz-Zweibrücken while Weitersbach became part of the Kurpfalz in 1437. The separate history of the two places stood firm until the French Revolution. Around 1600, the town name changed from Weitersbach to Ohmbach In 1793 the French revolutionary army conquered the area. In the newly formed Department Mont-Tonnerre the two places were merged for the first time as Commune d'Ohmbach . From 1816, Ohmbach was Bavarian. In 1840, the community broke up into Oberohmbach and Niederohmbach until it was merged again in 1936. After the Second World War it became part of the then newly formed federal state (Bundesland) of Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate).
Politics
Municipal Council
The municipal council consists of twelve council members who were voted into office on the 7th of June, 2009. The honorary Ortsbürgermeister (town mayor) is the chairman.
Seats in the elected council: [2]
| SPD | CDU | FWG | Total | |
| 2009 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 seats |
| 2004 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 seats |
Culture and sights
The Ohmbach Watchtower (Ohmbacher Wartturm) was built in 2005 slightly below the 375m high Wartenstein hill and serves as a lookout point. The tower is part of the "Begehbares Geschichtsbuch" (literally "Walkable History Book") that describes many places of interest and three country walking tours in and through the Verbandsgemeinde Schönenberg-Kübelberg.
Economy and Infrastructure
The Autobahn A 6 is located in the southeast, and in the northeast there is the A 62. In Glan-Münchweiler, there is a rail station of Glantalbahn.
References
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ [3] ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat [2]
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