Mettweiler 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 of Baumholder, whose seat is in the like-named town.
Mettweiler | |
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Coordinates: 49°34′48″N 7°18′55″E / 49.58000°N 7.31528°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Birkenfeld |
Municipal assoc. | Baumholder |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Ute Theiß[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 5.50 km2 (2.12 sq mi) |
Elevation | 445 m (1,460 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 237 |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 55777 |
Dialling codes | 06783 |
Vehicle registration | BIR |
Geography edit
Location edit
The municipality lies in the Westrich, an historic region that encompasses areas in both Germany and France. The municipal area is 47% wooded.
Neighbouring municipalities edit
Mettweiler borders in the north on the town of Baumholder, in the southeast on the municipality of Thallichtenberg and in the west on the municipalities of Berschweiler bei Baumholder and Fohren-Linden.
Politics edit
Municipal council edit
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 edit
Mettweiler's mayor is Ute Theiß.[1]
Coat of arms edit
The municipality's arms might be described thus: Per fess argent issuant from the line of partition a demilion azure armed and langued gules, and azure two ears of wheat couped per saltire surmounted by a bell Or.
The charge in the upper part of the escutcheon, the lion, is a reference to the village's former allegiance to the County of Veldenz.
Culture and sightseeing edit
Regular events edit
Each year, a kermis and a Brunnenfest (“Fountain Festival”) are held.
Economy and infrastructure edit
Transport edit
To the south runs the Autobahn A 62 (Kaiserslautern–Trier). Serving nearby Heimbach is a railway station on the Nahe Valley Railway (Bingen–Saarbrücken).
References edit
- ^ a b Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Birkenfeld, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
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