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Bilkheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Bilkheim
Municipality
Location of Bilkheim within Westerwaldkreis district
Bilkheim
Bilkheim
Coordinates: 50°29′53″N 7°56′54″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Wallmerod
Government
  Mayor (201924) Wilhelm Krings
Area
  Total2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Elevation
295 m (968 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
  Total473
  Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56414
Dialling codes06435
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.wallmerod.de

Geography


Bilkheim lies roughly 13 km northeast of Montabaur in a basin, right on the boundary with Hesse. The Schafbach rises above the village, flows alongside Bilkheim and empties into the Salzbach. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality.


History


In 1345, Bilkheim had its first documentary mention by the nobleman Dietrich von Brambach zu Neurod under the name Bullincheym.

In 1664, the moated castle of Neuroth was built by the House of Walderdorff as a widow's seat. A gravestone from the year 1695 with the placename Bilkheim on it was once found.

In 1828, the first urn graves from the Hallstatt culture (700-500 BC) were discovered on the “heath”. From these grave finds there is support for the belief that there must already have been settlers in the Bilkheim area well over 2,000 years ago.

These finds are in part displayed or archived at the Museum in Wiesbaden.

In 1901, a school was built in Bilkheim, which is now privately owned.

A railway, since converted into a cycling and hiking path, once linked Bilkheim to the rest of the world as of 1910.


Religion


Originally, Bilkheim's religion was, until about 50 years ago, Roman Catholicism, with a membership of 100%. Since the onset of globalization, however, many faiths have become represented in Bilkheim since then.


Population development


The old houses along the main street have mainly been bought up by “new” Bilkheimers, who now live in them. “Old” Bilkheimers’ children move out of the community's centre and build in the outlying new areas.


Community council


The council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.


Economy and infrastructure


The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt, some 10 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line. The nearest major airports are Cologne Bonn Airport and Frankfurt Airport.


Regular events


Each year, Bilkheim has three great events:


References


  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.




На других языках


- [en] Bilkheim

[ru] Билькхайм

Билькхайм (нем. Bilkheim) — коммуна в Германии, в земле Рейнланд-Пфальц.



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