Sienhachenbach is an ''

Ortsgemeinde A Verbandsgemeinde (; plural Verbandsgemeinden) is a low-level administrative division, administrative unit in the Germany, German States of Germany, federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt. A Verbandsgemeinde is typically compose ...

'' – a

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belonging to a ''

Verbandsgemeinde A Verbandsgemeinde (; plural Verbandsgemeinden) is a low-level administrative unit in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt. A Verbandsgemeinde is typically composed of a small group of villages or towns. Rhine ...

'', a kind of collective municipality – in the

Birkenfeld Birkenfeld () is a town and the district seat of the Birkenfeld district in southwest Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is also the seat of the like-named ''Verbandsgemeinde''. The town itself has approximately 7,000 inhabitants. Geography ...

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. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Herrstein-Rhaunen, whose seat is in Herrstein.

Geography

Location

The residential community of Sienhachenbach lies between

Idar-Oberstein Idar-Oberstein () is a town in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. As a ''Große kreisangehörige Stadt'' (large city belonging to a district), it assumes some of the responsibilities that for smaller municipalities in ...

and

Lauterecken Lauterecken () is a town in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Lauterecken-Wolfstein, to which it also belongs. Lauterecken bears the nickname ''Veldenzstadt'', after the comital family ...

northeast of the Baumholder troop drilling ground.

Neighbouring municipalities

Sienhachenbach borders in the north on the municipality of

Schmidthachenbach Schmidthachenbach 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'' Herrstein-Rh ...

, in the east on the municipality of Sien, in the south on the Baumholder troop drilling ground and in the west on the municipality of

Oberreidenbach Oberreidenbach 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'' Herrstein-Rhaun ...

. Sienhachenbach also meets the municipality of Otzweiler at a single point in the northeast.

Constituent communities

Also belonging to Sienhachenbach is the outlying homestead of Forsthaus Antestal.

History

In 1508, Sienhachenbach had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by

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might be described thus: Per bend vert in sinister a bend sinister wavy and in base a village fountain, both argent, and Or a lion rampant gules armed and langued azure.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

The following are listed buildings or sites in

’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:Directory of Cultural Monuments in Birkenfeld district
/ref> * Hofgartenstraße 3 – so-called ''Zehnthof'' (“Tithe Estate”); walled estate complex, marked 1729; house marked 1823, essentially possibly from the 18th century

Community centre

In 1968, the community centre was dedicated. It is the hub of the community’s cultural life and is used by the local clubs. The

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church holds services here on certain church holidays, for there is no church in the village. Often, the building, which is equipped with a small room and a large room, is used for family celebrations, public events and course offerings from the

folk high school Folk high schools (also ''Adult Education Center'', Danish: ''Folkehøjskole;'' Dutch: ''Volkshogeschool;'' Finnish: ''kansanopisto'' and ''työväenopisto'' or ''kansalaisopisto;'' German: ''Volkshochschule'' and (a few) ''Heimvolkshochschule ...

Clubs

* Men’s singing club (founded in 1921) and women’s

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(founded in 1987) * Volunteer

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(founded in 1939) and promotional association * ''Freizeitclub e.V.'' (“Freedom Club”; founded in 1979)

Economy and infrastructure

Sien lies on ''

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'' 270. Serving nearby

is a

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on the '' Lautertalbahn'' (

Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern (; Palatinate German: ''Lautre'') is a city in southwest Germany, located in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate Forest. The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is from Paris, from Frankfu ...

–

References

External links

Brief portrait of Sienhachenbach
in the SWR Fernsehen programme ''Hierzuland''
Sienhachenbach in the collective municipality’s webpages
{{Authority control Birkenfeld (district)