Horbruch

The municipality lies in the Hunsrück northwest of the 746 m-high Idarkopf. The municipal area is 44.3% wooded, and its elevation is 460 m above sea level.

Neighbouring municipalities

Horbruch borders in the north on the municipality of Hirschfeld (Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis), in the east on the municipality of Krummenau and in the west on the municipality of Hochscheid (Bernkastel-Wittlich district).

Constituent communities

Also belonging to Horbruch are the outlying homesteads of Bergmühle, Emmerichsmühle, Forsthaus Horbruch, Hockenmühle and Neumühle.^[2]

History

Archaeological digs have been undertaken at a number of barrows in the cadastral area known as the Feldmark, up from the Marienmühle (mill), dating from protohistoric times. Unearthed here were grave goods in the form of remnants of cutting and thrusting weapons as well as a few almost intact pieces of jewellery in typical Celtic ornamental style. Moreover, over on the north slope of the Idar Forest, not three kilometres from the village, in the Koppelbach’s headwaters, a temple, likewise from Celtic times, was dug up. This was dedicated to Sirona and was later expanded by the Romans in the 2nd century AD. Unearthed here were a votive altar and almost life-size statues of the healing goddess Sirona and the god Apollo Grannus. Once running by Horbruch’s southern outskirts was the most important overland link between the Roman towns of Augusta Treverorum (Trier) and Moguntiacum (Mainz). Another road, Bundesstraße 327, also called the Hunsrückhöhenstraße (“Hunsrück Heights Road”), is a scenic road across the Hunsrück built originally as a military road on Hermann Göring’s orders; it runs parallel to the old Roman road.^[3]

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.^[4]

Mayor

Horbruch’s mayor is Klaus-Peter Hepp.^[5]

Coat of arms

The German blazon reads: In schräglinks geteiltem Schild vorne in Schwarz ein goldenes Horn, hinten rot-silbernes Schach.

The municipality’s arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Per bend sinister sable a bugle-horn bendwise sinister Or and chequy gules and argent.

The charge on the dexter (armsbearer’s right, viewer’s left) side, the horn, is drawn from Horbruch’s 18th-century court seal, whose original stamp is in private ownership in the municipality. It might also be a canting charge for the village’s name (“horn” is also Horn in German, as can be noted in the German blazon), but this is unclear. The “chequy” pattern on the sinister (armsbearer’s left, viewer’s right) side is a reference to the village’s former allegiance to the “Hinder” County of Sponheim.^[6]

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:^[7]

Kleinicher Weg 8 – fully slated house, late 19th century
Oberdorf 3 – Quereinhaus (a combination residential and commercial house divided for these two purposes down the middle, perpendicularly to the street), partly timber-frame slated, marked 1867, expanded with commercial wings; whole complex
Oberdorf 10 – timber-frame Quereinhaus (partly plastered), hipped mansard roof, about 1800; timber-frame commercial wing less old
Unterdorf 1 – representative house, late 19th century
Unterdorf 6 – community house, asymmetrical plastered building, 1928
Unterdorf 8 – hook-shaped estate, about 1888; timber-frame building on solid pedestal, partly plastered or slated
Bergmühle (mill), southeast of the village on the Altbach – stately Baroque building with mansard roof, marked 1804 (relocation), essentially possibly from the 16th century; millpond
Marienmühle (mill), south of the village on the Altbach – timber-frame building, slated, on solid pedestal ground floor, technical equipment largely preserved, 19th century

Economy and infrastructure

Public institutions

Horbruch has a kindergarten and a village community centre.

Transport

Serving Idar-Oberstein is a railway station on the Nahe Valley Railway (Bingen–Saarbrücken). To the north lie Bundesstraße 50 and Frankfurt-Hahn Airport.

References

External links

Horbruch in the collective municipality’s webpages (German)

Towns and municipalities in Birkenfeld (district)

Abentheuer Achtelsbach Allenbach Asbach Baumholder Bergen Berglangenbach Berschweiler bei Baumholder Berschweiler bei Kirn Birkenfeld Bollenbach Börfink Breitenthal Bruchweiler Brücken Buhlenberg Bundenbach Dambach Dickesbach Dienstweiler Eckersweiler Elchweiler Ellenberg Ellweiler Fischbach Fohren-Linden Frauenberg Gerach Gimbweiler Gollenberg Gösenroth Griebelschied Hahnweiler Hattgenstein Hausen Heimbach Hellertshausen Herborn Herrstein Hettenrodt Hintertiefenbach Hoppstädten-Weiersbach Horbruch Hottenbach Idar-Oberstein Kempfeld Kirschweiler Kronweiler Krummenau Langweiler Leisel Leitzweiler Mackenrodt Meckenbach Mettweiler Mittelreidenbach Mörschied Niederbrombach Niederhambach Niederhosenbach Niederwörresbach Nohen Oberbrombach Oberhambach Oberhosenbach Oberkirn Oberreidenbach Oberwörresbach Reichenbach Rhaunen Rimsberg Rinzenberg Rohrbach Rötsweiler-Nockenthal Rückweiler Ruschberg Schauren Schmidthachenbach Schmißberg Schwerbach Schwollen Sensweiler Sien Sienhachenbach Siesbach Sonnenberg-Winnenberg Sonnschied Stipshausen Sulzbach Veitsrodt Vollmersbach Weiden Weitersbach Wickenrodt Wilzenberg-Hußweiler Wirschweiler

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