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'', a kind of collective municipality – in the

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. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Zell, whose seat is in the municipality of Zell an der Mosel.

Geography

The municipality lies on a sloped edge in the

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between the rivers

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, Nahe and

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on the one hand and the Idarwald and Soonwald (wooded areas of the Hunsrück) on the other. East of the village runs the Mörsdorfer Bach towards the Moselle.

History

In 1330, Sosberg had its first documentary mention under the name ''Soysbergh''. The village was until 1781 part of the “Three-Lord Territory”. As in the Beltheim court, the landlordship was shared among the

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, the

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and the House of Braunshorn (later Winneburg and Metternich). Beginning in 1794, Sosberg lay under

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rule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of

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at the

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. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded

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. Under the ''Verwaltungsvereinfachungsgesetz'' (“Administration Simplification Law”) of 18 July 1970, with effect from 7 November 1970, the municipality was grouped into the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Zell.

Politics

Municipal council

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

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at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Mayor

Sosberg's mayor is Andreas Lehnert.

Coat of arms

The German blazon reads: ''Der Wappenschild ist zweimal gespalten. Vorn in Silber ein rotes, durchgehendes Kreuz, belegt mit einem silbernen Hifthorn. Das Mittelfeld zeigt in Grün eine linkshin gerichtete, silberne Hellebarde, hinten ein silbern-rotes Schach zu drei Plätzen in elf Reihen.'' The municipality's

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might in English

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language be described thus: A pale vert charged with a pole-axe argent, the edge to sinister, between argent a cross gules surmounted by a bugle-horn of the second, the bell to sinister, and chequy of thirty-three of the second and third. The red cross on the dexter (armsbearer's right, viewer's left) side refers to the

and the horn stands for the Imperial lordship of Beilstein. The axe is

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’s attribute, thus representing the church’s patron saint. The green field

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on which this

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structure. The silver and red “chequy” pattern on the sinister (armsbearer's left, viewer's right) side is from the arms formerly borne by the “Hinder”

. The arms have been borne since 26 October 1971.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

The following are listed buildings or sites in

’s Directory of Cultural Monuments: *

’s

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Church (branch church; ''Filialkirche St. Matthias''), An der Kirche –

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with

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, marked 1769, expansion 1926, vestibule 1947 * Hauptstraße 13 – ''Quereinhaus'' (a combination residential and commercial house divided for these two purposes down the middle, perpendicularly to the street);

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building, partly solid, 19th century; barn * Hauptstraße 14 – ''Quereinhaus''; timber-frame building, partly solid or slated, 18th or 19th century * Kirchweg 8 –

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cross,

Rheinböllen Rheinböllen () is a town in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Simmern-Rheinböllen, whose seat is in Simmern. It was the seat of the former ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Rhein ...

foundry, late 19th century * Mastershausener Weg 1 – ''Quereinhaus''; timber-frame building, partly slated, marked 1889 * Steilweg 1 – timber-frame house, 19th century * Steilweg 3 – ''Quereinhaus''; timber-frame building, partly solid, 19th centuryDirectory of Cultural Monuments in Cochem-Zell district
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Regular events

* Traditional shooting festival held by the ''Schützenverein Sosberg'' (marksmen's club)

References

External links

Municipality’s official webpage

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