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Schneppenbach
Schneppenbach is an '' Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kirner Land, whose seat is in the town of Kirn. Geography Location Schneppenbach lies in the southern Hunsrück on the western edge of the Lützelsoon ridge and east of (above) the Hahnenbach valley. The nearest major towns are Idar-Oberstein (17 km to the south-southwest) and Simmern (17 km to the north-northeast). Schneppenbach sits at an elevation of 424 m above sea level. Neighbouring municipalities Clockwise from the north, Schneppenbach's neighbours are the municipalities of Woppenroth, which lies in the neighbouring Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Bruschied, which lies in the Bad Kreuznach district, and Bundenbach, which lies in the neighbouring Birkenfeld district. History From the Early Middle Ages, Schneppenbach belonged to a majo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruschied
Bruschied is an '' Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kirner Land, whose seat is in the town of Kirn. Geography Location Bruschied lies in the southern Hunsrück, west of the Lützelsoon plateau. The Lützelsoon Cycleway (''Lützelsoon-Radweg'') runs through the village. Land use As at 31 December 2009, land use in Bruschied breaks down thus: * Agriculture: 37.6% * Woodland: 45.8% * Open water: 1.0% * Residential and transport: 15.6% Neighbouring municipalities Clockwise from the north, Bruschied's neighbours are the municipalities of Schneppenbach, Woppenroth (in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis), Hennweiler, Sonnschied and Bundenbach (both in the Birkenfeld district). Constituent communities Also belonging to Bruschied is the outlying homestead of Rudolfshaus in the Hahnenbach valley on the road betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lützelsoon
The Lützelsoon (also called the Kleiner Soon) is a part of the Hunsrück hills, , in the county of Bad Kreuznach, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Location The Lützelsoon is a hill ridge southwest of the Soonwald range and north of Hennweiler between the Kellenbach valley (the lower course of the Simmerbach) to the east and northeast and the Hahnenbach valley to the west and southwest. Other plateaux of the Hunsrück border to the north and south. On its ridgeline are several large quartz formations like the ''Teufelsfels'', the ''Blickensteine'' and the ''Katzensteine''. Tourism The Lützelsoon, which is covered by natural woodland and criss-crossed by paths, is not a particularly well known tourist area, yet offers trails especially suitable for hikers and cyclists, as well as those interested in castles, conservation or geology. Popular destinations are the viewing points of Blickenstein, Katzenstein and the Teufelsfels with its observation tower. The slate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundenbach
Bundenbach is an '' Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Birkenfeld district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Herrstein-Rhaunen, whose seat is in Herrstein. For its roughly 400-million-year-old fossils of Placodermi and other creatures from the Devonian, Bundenbach is said to be a world-class fossil ''Lagerstätte''. Geography Location The municipality lies on the ''Hunsrück Schiefer- und Burgenstraße'' (“Hunsrück Slate and Castle Road”). Neighbouring municipalities The nearest major towns are Kirn, Idar-Oberstein and Simmern. Neighbouring municipalities are Rhaunen, Bollenbach, Schneppenbach and Bruschied. Constituent communities Also belonging to Bundenbach are the outlying homesteads of Neumühle and Reinhardsmühle. History The area was settled in protohistory, which is proven by digs undertaken by the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier (Trier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunsrück
The Hunsrück () is a long, triangular, pronounced mountain range, upland in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by the valleys of the Moselle (river), Moselle-Saar (north-to-west), the Nahe (south), and the Rhine (east). It is continued by the Taunus mountains, past the Rhine and by the Eifel past the Moselle. To the south of the Nahe is a lower, hilly country forming the near bulk of the Palatinate (region), Palatinate region and all of the, smaller, Saarland. Below its north-east corner is Koblenz. As the Hunsrück proceeds east it acquires north-south width and three notable gaps in its southern ridges. In this zone are dendritic drainage, multi-branch headwaters including the Simmerbach ending at Simmertal on the southern edge. This interior is therefore rarely higher than above sea level. Peaks and escarpments are principally: the Schwarzwälder Hochwald, (Black Forest) Hochwald, the Idar Forest, the Soonwald, and the Bingen Forest. The highest mountain is the Erb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schmidtburg
The Schmidtburg is a ruined hill castle next to Schneppenbach ( Hunsrück) in Germany. The castle was built up in 926, and was destroyed during the War of the Grand Alliance The Nine Years' War (1688–1697), often called the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg, was a conflict between Kingdom of France, France and a European coalition which mainly included the Holy Roman Empire (led by t ... (1688–1697) by French troops in 1688. File:Schmidtburg Castle Panorama 1.jpg, Schmidtburg castle File:Schmidtburg von Unter.jpg, Schmidtburg castle – view from lower tower File:Schmidtburg Oben.jpg, Schmidtburg castle – detail of upper tower File:Schmidtburg von Oben.jpg, Schmidtburg castle – view from upper tower File:Schmidtburg Treppe.jpg, Schmidtburg castle – hewn steps towards upper tower External linksofficial Homepage Castles in Rhineland-Palatinate Ruins in Germany Hill castles Castles in the Hunsrück {{RhinelandPalatinate-str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirn
Kirn is a town in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. It is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kirner Land. Kirn is a middle centre serving an area on the Nahe and in the Hunsrück. Geography Location Kirn lies in a landscape characterized by the Nahe valley and the valley of the Hahnenbach, cut deeply into the Lützelsoon, roughly 10 km northeast of Idar-Oberstein and 30 km west of Bad Kreuznach. The valley floors are heavily settled in places, whereas the steep slopes in the higher areas are mostly bare of buildings and decked with forest. Rising up above the woodland canopy in many places are freestanding quartzite crags. Particularly striking among these are the Oberhauser Felsen, the Kallenfels and the Wehlenfelsen north of the town. Flowing through the unhurried inner town is the Hahnenbach, which rises in the Hunsrück, and not too much farther downstream empties into the Nahe. Also characterizing the town's appearance is the quarry u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woppenroth
Woppenroth 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'' of Kirchberg, whose seat is in the like-named town. Geography Location The municipality lies at an elevation of more than 400 m above sea level on a plateau in the central Hunsrück, roughly 7 km south of Kirchberg and 12 km southeast of Frankfurt-Hahn Airport. South of the village looms the Lützelsoon, a small wooded hill region. To the west lies the Hahnenbach valley, and to the east the Kellenbach valley. The plateau stretches northwards to Dickenschied and Kirchberg. East–west through the village runs ''Landesstraße'' (State Road) 162 from Rhaunen to Gemünden, crossing ''Landesstraße'' 184 from Kirchberg to Kirn not far east of the village. Geology In the Hahnenbach valley and its side valleys, Devonian sla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Kreuznach (district)
Bad Kreuznach is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Rhein-Hunsrück, Mainz-Bingen, Alzey-Worms, Donnersbergkreis, Kusel and Birkenfeld. History The region is full of medieval castles, especially along the Nahe River. Best known is the Kyrburg of Kirn, built in the 12th century and sitting in state above the river. In 1815, the district of Kreuznach was established by the Prussian government. In 1932, it was merged with the district of Meisenheim. The name of the district officially changed from Kreuznach to Bad Kreuznach in 1969. Geography The district is located in the hilly country between the mountain chains of the Hunsrück in the north and the North Palatine Uplands in the south. The main axis of the district is the Nahe River, which enters the territory in the west, runs through Kirn, Bad Sobernheim and Bad Kreuznach, and leaves to the northeast. The region formed by this district and the adjoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirner Land
Kirner Land is a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' is in Kirn. It was formed on 1 January 2020 by the merger of the former ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kirn-Land and the town Kirn. The ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kirner Land consists of the following ''Ortsgemeinden'' ("local municipalities"): # Bärenbach # Becherbach bei Kirn # Brauweiler # Bruschied # Hahnenbach # Heimweiler # Heinzenberg # Hennweiler # Hochstetten-Dhaun # Horbach # Kellenbach # Kirn # Königsau # Limbach # Meckenbach # Oberhausen bei Kirn # Otzweiler # Schneppenbach # Schwarzerden # Simmertal # Weitersborn Weitersborn is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and ... External linksOfficial website Verband ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nahe (Rhine)
The Nahe () is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, Germany, a left tributary to the Rhine. It has also given name to the wine region Nahe situated around it. The name Nahe is derived from the Latin word ''Nava'', which is supposed to be based upon the Celtic origin for ''the wild river''. The Nahe separates the northern part of the Palatinate from the Hunsrück. It rises in the area of Nohfelden (Saarland), flowing through Rhineland-Palatinate and joining the Rhine in Bingen. Its length is . Towns along the Nahe include Idar-Oberstein, Kirn, Bad Kreuznach and Bingen. Hydrology The drainage basin of the river covers an area of . Due to this relatively large area compared to the river's length high floods can occur along its middle and lower course within only a few hours, however flowing off also quickly. In 1993 and 1995 in Bad Kreuznach a flow of more than was measured and more than at its mouth into the Rhine. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a palace, which is not fortified; from a fortress, which was not always a residence for royalty or nobility; from a ''pleasance'' which was a walled-in residence for nobility, but not adequately fortified; and from a fortified settlement, which was a public defence – though there are many similarities among these types of construction. Use of the term has varied over time and has also been applied to structures such as hill forts and 19th-20th century homes built to resemble castles. Over the approximately 900 years when genuine castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain walls, arrowslits, and portcullises, were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nahegau
The Nahegau was in the Middle Ages a county, which covered the environs of the Nahe and large parts of present-day Rhenish Hesse, after a successful expansion of the narrow territory, which did not reach the Rhine, to the disadvantage of the Wormsgau. Among other expansions were Ingelheim in 937, Spiesheim in 960, Saulheim in 973 and Flonheim in 996, until after the end of the expansion the Selz set the southern limit and the limit to the Wormsgau. The Nahegau was among the central possessions of the Salian dynasty, to which from the mid-11th century the Emichones succeeded. The family of the Emichones divided itself later into the Counts of Veldenz, the Wildgraves and the Raugraves. Perhaps the Leiningen family descended from the Emichones as well. Counts in Nahegau were: # Werner (died probably 920) Count in Nahegau, Speyergau and Wormsgau c. 890/910, married NN from the House of the Konradiner # Conrad der Rote (died 955), his son, Count in Nahegau, Speyergau, Wormsga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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