Sienhachenbach

Sienhachenbach
Sienhachenbach
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Birkenfeld
Municipal assoc. Herrstein
Mayor Arnold Steitz
Basic statistics
Area 7.60 km2 (2.93 sq mi)
Elevation 330 m  (1083 ft)
Population 210 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 28 /km2 (72 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate BIR
Postal code 55758
Area code 06788
Website www.vg-herrstein.de

Sienhachenbach 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 of Herrstein, whose seat is in the like-named municipality.

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Geography

Location

The residential community of Sienhachenbach lies between Idar-Oberstein and Lauterecken northeast of the Baumholder troop drilling ground.

Neighbouring municipalities

Sienhachenbach borders in the north on the municipality of Schmidthachenbach, in the east on the municipality of Sien, in the south on the Baumholder troop drilling ground and in the west on the municipality of Oberreidenbach. Sienhachenbach also meets the municipality of Otzweiler at a single point in the northeast.

Constituent communities

Also belonging to Sienhachenbach is the outlying homestead of Forsthaus Antestal[2].

History

In 1508, Sienhachenbach had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Municipal council

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

Sienhachenbach’s mayor is Arnold Steitz, and his deputies are Dietmar Fritz and Sibylla Müller[4].

Coat of arms

The municipality’s arms might be described thus: Per bend vert in sinister a bend sinister wavy and in base a village fountain, both argent, and Or a lion rampant gules armed and langued azure.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:[5]

Community centre

In 1968, the community centre was dedicated. It is the hub of the community’s cultural life and is used by the local clubs. The Evangelical church holds services here on certain church holidays, for there is no church in the village. Often, the building, which is equipped with a small room and a large room, is used for family celebrations, public events and course offerings from the folk high school.

Clubs

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Sien lies on Bundesstraße 270. Serving nearby Lauterecken is a railway station on the Lautertalbahn (KaiserslauternLauterecken).

References

External links

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.