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Benzweiler 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 Simmern-Rheinböllen, whose seat is in Simmern. Benzweiler is a tourism municipality (Fremdenverkehrsgemeinde).

Benzweiler seen from the southeast
Benzweiler seen from the southeast
Benzweiler
Municipality
Location of Benzweiler within Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district
Benzweiler
Benzweiler
Coordinates: 50°1′16.3″N 7°36′17.95″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictRhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
Municipal assoc.Simmern-Rheinböllen
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Hans-Joachim Kunz[1]
Area
 • Total3.19 km2 (1.23 sq mi)
Elevation
389 m (1,276 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total208
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
55494
Dialling codes06766
Vehicle registrationSIM
Websitewww.benzweiler.de

Geography



Location


The municipality lies in the Hunsrück.


History


Six barrows northeast of the village make it plain that Celts settled here in antiquity. Beginning in 1794, Benzweiler 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.


Population development


These are population figures for Benzweiler (for 31 December each time):

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1815 126—    
1835 178+41.3%
1871 193+8.4%
1905 194+0.5%
1939 169−12.9%
1950 178+5.3%
YearPop.±%
1961 156−12.4%
1965 159+1.9%
1970 168+5.7%
1975 162−3.6%
1980 169+4.3%
1985 164−3.0%
YearPop.±%
1987 176+7.3%
1990 187+6.2%
1995 201+7.5%
2000 213+6.0%
2005 209−1.9%
2009 213+1.9%
Source: Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz

Politics



Municipal council


The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.


Mayor


Benzweiler's mayor is Hans-Joachim Kunz.[1]


Culture and sightseeing



Buildings


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


References


  1. Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.



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