Ohlweiler

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Ohlweiler

Location of Ohlweiler within Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district

Coordinates: 49°57′58″N 7°29′55″E / 49.96611°N 7.49861°ECoordinates: 49°57′58″N 7°29′55″E / 49.96611°N 7.49861°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Walter Poppek

Area

• Total

3.91 km² (1.51 sq mi)

Population (2013-12-31)^[1]

• Total

338

• Density

86/km² (220/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

55469

06761

SIM

Ohlweiler 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 Simmern, whose seat is in the like-named town.

Geography

Location

The municipality, a rural residential community, lies in the central Hunsrück in the Simmerbach valley at the mouth of the Holzbach. Ohlweiler lies roughly 3 km southwest of Simmern and 7 km northeast of Kirchberg.

History

In 1310, Ohlweiler had its first documentary mention. The village belonged to the Duchy of Palatinate-Simmern, which introduced the Reformation in 1556. Later, the Elector of the Palatinate was the landholder. Beginning in 1794, Ohlweiler 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.

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.^[2]

Mayor

Ohlweiler’s mayor is Walter Poppek.^[3]

Culture and sightseeing

Ohlweiler Evangelical Church

Buildings

The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:^[4]

Evangelical church, Kirchenweg – Classicist aisleless church, 1788, tower partly from the 14th century
Beside Hauptstraße 17 – bakehouse, one-floor brick building, partly timber-frame, half-hipped roof, late 19th century

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Bundesstraße 50 is found on the municipality’s outskirts. The Schinderhannes-Radweg (cycle path) runs through the village.

References

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Towns and municipalities in Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis

Alterkülz Altweidelbach Argenthal Badenhard Bärenbach Belg Belgweiler Bell Beltheim Benzweiler Bergenhausen Beulich Bickenbach Biebern Birkheim Boppard Braunshorn Bubach Buch Büchenbeuren Budenbach Damscheid Dichtelbach Dickenschied Dill Dillendorf Dommershausen Dörth Ellern Emmelshausen Erbach Fronhofen Gehlweiler Gemünden Gödenroth Gondershausen Hahn Halsenbach Hasselbach Hausbay Hecken Heinzenbach Henau Hirschfeld Hollnich Holzbach Horn Hungenroth Kappel Karbach Kastellaun Keidelheim Kirchberg Kisselbach Klosterkumbd Kludenbach Korweiler Kratzenburg Külz Kümbdchen Lahr Laubach Laudert Laufersweiler Lautzenhausen Leiningen Liebshausen Lindenschied Lingerhahn Maisborn Maitzborn Mastershausen Mengerschied Mermuth Metzenhausen Michelbach Mörschbach Mörsdorf Morshausen Mühlpfad Mutterschied Nannhausen Neuerkirch Ney Nieder Kostenz Niederburg Niederkumbd Niedersohren Niedert Niederweiler Norath Ober Kostenz Oberwesel Ohlweiler Oppertshausen Perscheid Pfalzfeld Pleizenhausen Ravengiersburg Raversbeuren Rayerschied Reckershausen Reich Rheinböllen Riegenroth Riesweiler Rödelhausen Rödern Rohrbach Roth Sankt Goar Sargenroth Schlierschied Schnorbach Schönborn Schwall Schwarzen Simmern Sohren Sohrschied Spesenroth Steinbach Thörlingen Tiefenbach Todenroth Uhler Unzenberg Urbar Utzenhain Wahlbach Wahlenau Wiebelsheim Womrath Woppenroth Würrich Wüschheim Zilshausen

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