Griebelschied
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Griebelschied within Birkenfeld district  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°48′04″N 07°24′01″E / 49.80111°N 7.40028°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Birkenfeld |
| Municipal assoc. | Herrstein-Rhaunen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Markus Hey[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.19 km2 (1.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 397 m (1,302 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 181 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55608 |
| Dialling codes | 06752 |
| Vehicle registration | BIR |
| Website | www.griebelschied.de |
Griebelschied is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Herrstein-Rhaunen, whose seat is in Herrstein.
Geography[edit]
Location[edit]
The municipality lies west of the Nahe between Kirn and Herrstein. Forty-three percent of the municipal area is wooded.
History[edit]
In 1279, Griebelschied had its first documentary mention. In 1800, Schinderhannes (Johannes Bückler), an infamous outlaw, celebrated his “Robber’s Ball of Griebelschied”.
Politics[edit]
Municipal council[edit]
The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[3]
Mayor[edit]
Griebelschied's mayor is Markus Hey.[1]
Coat of arms[edit]
The municipality's arms might be described thus: Per bend Or a lion rampant gules armed and langued azure, and vert an oakleaf bendwise slipped and a sprig of acorns bendwise sinister, the two per saltire in base and the whole of the first.
Culture and sightseeing[edit]
The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:[4]
- Evangelical church, Hauptstraße – essentially a late mediaeval aisleless church with ridge turret; décor from the 18th century
Economy and infrastructure[edit]
To the southeast runs Bundesstraße 41. Available in nearby Kirn is a railway station on the Nahe Valley Railway (Bingen–Saarbrücken).
References[edit]
- ^ a b Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Birkenfeld, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.
- ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
- ^ Directory of Cultural Monuments in Birkenfeld district
External links[edit]
- Brief portrait of Griebelschied with film at SWR Fernsehen (in German)
- Municipality’s official webpage (in German)
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