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Griebelschied

Coordinates: 49°48′04″N 07°24′01″E / 49.80111°N 7.40028°E / 49.80111; 7.40028
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Griebelschied
Coat of arms of Griebelschied
Location of Griebelschied within Birkenfeld district
Griebelschied is located in Germany
Griebelschied
Griebelschied
Griebelschied is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Griebelschied
Griebelschied
Coordinates: 49°48′04″N 07°24′01″E / 49.80111°N 7.40028°E / 49.80111; 7.40028
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictBirkenfeld
Municipal assoc.Herrstein-Rhaunen
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Markus Hey[1]
Area
 • Total4.19 km2 (1.62 sq mi)
Elevation
397 m (1,302 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total178
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
55608
Dialling codes06752
Vehicle registrationBIR
Websitewww.griebelschied.de

Griebelschied is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Herrstein-Rhaunen, whose seat is in Herrstein.

Geography

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Location

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The municipality lies west of the Nahe between Kirn and Herrstein. Forty-three percent of the municipal area is wooded.

History

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In 1279, Griebelschied had its first documentary mention. In 1800, Schinderhannes (Johannes Bückler), an infamous outlaw, celebrated his “Robber’s Ball of Griebelschied”.

Politics

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Municipal council

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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.[3]

Mayor

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Griebelschied's mayor is Markus Hey.[1]

Coat of arms

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The municipality's arms might be described thus: Per bend Or a lion rampant gules armed and langued azure, and vert an oakleaf bendwise slipped and a sprig of acorns bendwise sinister, the two per saltire in base and the whole of the first.

Culture and sightseeing

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

Economy and infrastructure

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To the southeast runs Bundesstraße 41. Available in nearby Kirn is a railway station on the Nahe Valley Railway (BingenSaarbrücken).

References

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  1. ^ a b Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Birkenfeld, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
  4. ^ Directory of Cultural Monuments in Birkenfeld district
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