Belg
Belg | |
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Location of Belg within Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district  | |
  Belg  Belg | |
| Coordinates:49°59′05″N7°18′34″E/ 49.98472°N 7.30944°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Kirchberg |
| Government | |
| •Mayor(2019–24) | Karl-Heinz Schneider[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.79 km2(1.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 116 |
| • Density | 24/km2(63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56858 |
| Dialling codes | 06543 |
| Vehicle registration | SIM |
Belgis anOrtsgemeinde– amunicipalitybelonging to aVerbandsgemeinde,a kind of collective municipality – in theRhein-Hunsrück-Kreis(district) inRhineland-Palatinate,Germany.It belongs to theVerbandsgemeindeof Kirchberg,whose seat is in thelike-named town.
Geography
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The municipality lies in the centralHunsrück,right on theHunsrückhöhenstraße( “Hunsrück Heights Road”, a scenic road across the Hunsrück built originally as a military road onHermann Göring’s orders; the stretch running through Belg is nowadays designatedBundesstraße327).
History
[edit]In 1295, Belg had its first documentary mention in connection with theCounts of Sponheim.This noble house enfeoffed two others with estates. As early as the 11th century,slatewas being mined in the Belger Bachtal (valley), and 15 mines were still being worked into the 20th century.[3]
Beginning in 1794, Belg lay underFrenchrule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom ofPrussiaat theCongress of Vienna.Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly foundedstateofRhineland-Palatinate.
Politics
[edit]Municipal council
[edit]The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
Mayor
[edit]Belg’s mayor is Karl-Heinz Schneider, and his deputy is Klaus Bast.[4]
Coat of arms
[edit]The German blazon reads:Schräglinks geteilt, vorn in Grün zwei schräggekreuzte silberne Hämmer, belegt mit einer silbernen Ähre, hinten geschacht von Gold und Blau.
The municipality’sarmsmight in Englishheraldiclanguage be described thus: Per bend sinister vert a hammer and a sledge per saltire surmounted by an ear of wheat palewise couped argent, and chequy of forty-two Or and azure.
The ear of wheat on the dexter (armsbearer’s right, viewer’s left) side symbolizesagriculture,which for centuries held great importance to the municipality. Thischargesurmounts (that is, overlays) another, the hammer and the sledge, mining tools that recall the centuries of slate mining in the municipality. Thetincturevert (green) refers to the municipality’s woodlands. The “chequy” pattern on the sinister (armsbearer's left, viewer's right) side refers to Belg's former allegiance to the “Further” County of Sponheim. It lay in theOberamtof Kirchberg.[5]
References
[edit]- ^Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis,Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
- ^"Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden"(PDF)(in German).Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.2023.
- ^"Belg's history".Kirchberg-hunsrueck.de.Retrieved2012-08-20.
- ^"Belg's council".Kirchberg-hunsrueck.de.Retrieved2012-08-20.
- ^"Description and explanation of Belg's arms".Kirchberg-hunsrueck.de. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-03-16.Retrieved2012-08-20.
External links
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- Belg in the television programmeHierzuland(in German)
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