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Hattgenstein 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 Birkenfeld, whose seat is in the like-named town.

Hattgenstein
Municipality
Location of Hattgenstein within Birkenfeld district
Hattgenstein
Hattgenstein
Coordinates: 49°41′55″N 7°09′37″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictBirkenfeld
Municipal assoc.Birkenfeld
Government
  Mayor (201924) Udo Laube[1]
Area
  Total8.21 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Elevation
534 m (1,752 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total254
  Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
55767
Dialling codes06782
Vehicle registrationBIR

Geography



Location


The municipality lies at the edge of the Schwarzwälder Hochwald (forest) in the Hunsrück, and 72.2% of the municipal area is wooded. There is a widespread misconception that Hattgenstein, with its average elevation of 534 m above sea level, is the highest place in Rhineland-Palatinate, but this is not true. There are a few places, such as Stein-Neukirch in the High Westerwald and Nürburg in the Eifel, that are higher.[3]


Neighbouring municipalities


To the northeast lies Schwollen, and to the south, Oberhambach.


Constituent communities


Also belonging to Hattgenstein are the outlying homesteads of Helmhof, Waldfriede and Zur Zimmerei.[4]


Politics



Municipal council


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.[5]


Mayor


Hattgenstein’s mayor is Udo Laube, re-elected in 2019.[1]


Coat of arms


The municipality’s arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Over a base countercompony gules and argent, gules on a mount vert the Hattgenstein Glockenhaus argent with timber framing sable and doors and windows of the field.


Culture and sightseeing



Buildings


From the 28-metre-high lookout tower, a view of the  Hunsrück countryside is possible
From the 28-metre-high lookout tower, a view of the Hunsrück countryside is possible
The 1762 built Glockenhaus
The 1762 built Glockenhaus

The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:[6]

The Glockenhaus (“Bell House”) is Hattgenstein’s main landmark. It was built in 1762 as a school building and a dwelling for the beadle.


Natural monuments


Hattgensteiner Fels, a crag with a lookout tower near the sporting ground, is believed to be the village’s namesake.


Economy and infrastructure



Transport


To the west runs Bundesstraße 269, and to the south, the Autobahn A 62 (KaiserslauternTrier). Available in nearby Neubrücke is a railway station on the Nahe Valley Railway (BingenSaarbrücken).


References





На других языках


- [en] Hattgenstein

[ru] Хатгенштайн

Хатгенштайн (нем. Hattgenstein) — коммуна в Германии, в земле Рейнланд-Пфальц.



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