Benzweiler
| Benzweiler | |
|---|---|
  Benzweiler | |
Location of Benzweiler within Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district  | |
| Coordinates: 50°1′16.3″N 7°36′17.95″E / 50.021194°N 7.6049861°ECoordinates: 50°1′16.3″N 7°36′17.95″E / 50.021194°N 7.6049861°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Rheinböllen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rolf Augustin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.19 km2 (1.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 389 m (1,276 ft) |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 199 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 55494 |
| Dialling codes | 06766 |
| Vehicle registration | SIM |
| Website |
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Benzweiler is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rheinböllen, whose seat is in the like-named town. Benzweiler is a tourism municipality (Fremdenverkehrsgemeinde).
Geography
Location
The municipality lies in the Hunsrück.
History
Six barrows northeast of the village make it plain that Celts settled here in antiquity. Beginning in 1794, Benzweiler lay under French rule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Population development
These are population figures for Benzweiler (for 31 December each time):
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Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
Mayor
Benzweiler’s mayor is Rolf Augustin.[2]
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings
The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:
- Hauptstraße 4 – building with half-hipped roof, partly timber framing sided, about 1820
References
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2015" (PDF). Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
- ↑ Benzweiler’s mayor Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine.
External links
- Municipality’s official webpage (in German)
- Brief portrait of Benzweiler with film at SWR Fernsehen (in German)
