Breitenthal, Rhineland-Palatinate

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Breitenthal
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Breitenthal
Breitenthal, Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany)
Breitenthal, Rhineland-Palatinate
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Birkenfeld
Municipal assoc. Herrstein
Mayor Wolfgang Diel
Basic statistics
Area 3.68 km² (1.4 sq mi)
Elevation 410 m  (1345 ft)
Population 326  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 89 /km² (229 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate BIR
Postal code 55758
Area code 06785
Website www.breitenthal.de

Coordinates: 49°48′05″N 7°20′04″E / 49.80139, 7.33444

Breitenthal is a municipality in the district of Birkenfeld, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

[edit] History

The year 1282 is the earliest date the town is mentioned in a document as the ownership of the farm Breidendale changed from Konrad of Schmidtburg to his brother Gottfried of Kyrburg, the Wild- and Rhinegrave from the nearby castle Kyrburg of Kirn. The Wild- and Rhinegrave owned Breitenthal till 1795.

1795 to 1814 Breitenthal was French Territory.

From 1815 to 1937 the district of Birkenfeld, including Breitenthal was an exclave of the Ducy of Oldenburg. To the End of WW II the area was a part of Prussia.

[edit] Demographics

After 1987, Breitenthal's population hovers well above the 300 inhabitants mark.

Historical Populations:

Census – Pop.

  • 1815 – 169
  • 1835 – 223
  • 1871 – 210
  • 1905 – 227
  • 1939 – 220
  • 1950 – 212
  • 1961 – 246
  • 1970 – 262
  • 1975 – 253
  • 1980 – 282
  • 1985 – 294
  • 1987 – 301
  • 1990 – 310
  • 1995 – 331
  • 2000 – 333
  • 2005 – 333
  • 2006 – 326

Source: Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz