Neunkirchen, Bernkastel-Wittlich

Neunkirchen
Neunkirchen
Location of Neunkirchen within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
Coordinates	49°45′3″N 6°56′32″E / 49.75083°N 6.94222°E / 49.75083; 6.94222Coordinates: 49°45′3″N 6°56′32″E / 49.75083°N 6.94222°E / 49.75083; 6.94222
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Bernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.	Thalfang am Erbeskopf
Mayor	Richard Pestemer
Basic statistics
Area	3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Elevation	400 m  (1312 ft)
Population	134 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	42 /km2 (110 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	WIL
Postal code	54426
Area code	06504

Neunkirchen is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

Location

The municipality lies in the Hunsrück and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Thalfang am Erbeskopf, whose seat is in the municipality of Thalfang.

History

As a result of the turmoil of the French Revolution, Neunkirchen lay under French rule beginning about 1800. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1947, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

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^[2].

Mayor

The Mayor of Neunkirchen is Richard Pestemer.

Economy and infrastructure

Neunkirchen is a rural residential community. There are small businesses serving local demands.

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2010" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.rlp.de/fileadmin/dokumente/berichte/A1033_201022_hj_G.pdf. 
2. ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat

External links

• Verbandsgemeinde website with further information about Neunkirchen (German)

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.