Ulmet, Germany

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Name = Ulmet
image_photo =
Wappen =Wappen_Ulmet.jpg
lat_deg = 49 |lat_min = 35 |lat_sec = 08
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 27 |lon_sec = 23
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Kusel
Verbandsgemeinde = Altenglan
Höhe = 200
Fläche = 7.10
Einwohner = 755
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 66887
Vorwahl = 06387
Kfz = KUS
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 3 36 099
Adresse-Verband = Schulstraße 3 - 7
66885 Altenglan
Website = [http://www.ulmet.de/index.php?gid=7 ulmet.de]
Bürgermeister = Werner Mensch

Ulmet is a municipality in the district of Kusel, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

The name "Ulmet" is probably derived from the Latin "ulmetum" ('elm forest').

Geography

The eight kilometer long Gewässerlehrpfad runs from Ulmet to Erdesbach.

Politics

The village council is composed of twelve members, the current majority having been elected in 2004.

Economy and Infrastructure

The famous parish church, having borne the name "Flurskapelle" ('Field Chapel') for centuries, dates back to the year 1091.

Ulmet has a kindergarten and an elementary school.

The village is located on the B 420. In the south-west is the A 62. In Altenglan is a station of the Glantalbahn.

People

*Theodor Zink (founder of the Theodor Zink Museum in Kaiserslautern)

Links

* [http://www.vg-altenglan.de/index.php?gid=7&menue=Kultur&oeid=107 The Ulmet Flurskapelle] (German)
* [http://www.vg-altenglan.de/index.php?gid=7&menue=Veranstaltungen Upcoming events in Ulmet] (German)