Country Germany District Birkenfeld Elevation 330 m (1,080 ft) Area 7.6 km² Population 219 (31 Dec 2008) Dialling code 06788 | State Rhineland-Palatinate Municipal assoc. Herrstein Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Tuesday 10:11 AM Postal code 55758 | |
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Sienhachenbach 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 Herrstein, whose seat is in the like-named municipality.
Contents
- Map of Sienhachenbach Germany
- Location
- Neighbouring municipalities
- Constituent communities
- History
- Municipal council
- Mayor
- Coat of arms
- Buildings
- Community centre
- Clubs
- Transport
- References
Map of Sienhachenbach, Germany
Location
The residential community of Sienhachenbach lies between Idar-Oberstein and Lauterecken northeast of the Baumholder troop drilling ground.
Neighbouring municipalities
Sienhachenbach borders in the north on the municipality of Schmidthachenbach, 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. 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.
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.
Mayor
Sienhachenbach’s mayor is Arnold Steitz, and his deputies are Dietmar Fritz and Sibylla Müller.
Coat of arms
The municipality’s arms 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.
Buildings
The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:
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 Evangelical 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.
Clubs
Transport
Sien lies on Bundesstraße 270. Serving nearby Lauterecken is a railway station on the Lautertalbahn (Kaiserslautern–Lauterecken).