Ohlweiler

Ohlweiler
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Ohlweiler within Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district
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Coordinates: 49°57′58″N 7°29′55″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
Municipal assoc.	Simmern-Rheinböllen
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Jenny Apelt[1]
Area
• Total	3.91 km^2 (1.51 sq mi)
Elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	324
• Density	83/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	55469
Dialling codes	06761
Vehicle registration	SIM

Ohlweiler 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 Simmern-Rheinböllen, whose seat is in Simmern.

Geography

Location

The municipality, a rural residential community, lies in the central Hunsrück in the Simmerbach valley at the mouth of the Holzbach. Ohlweiler lies roughly 3 km southwest of Simmern and 7 km northeast of Kirchberg.

History

In 1310, Ohlweiler had its first documentary mention. The village belonged to the Duchy of Palatinate-Simmern, which introduced the Reformation in 1556. Later, the Elector of the Palatinate was the landholder. Beginning in 1794, Ohlweiler lay under French rule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[3]

Mayor

Ohlweiler's mayor is Jenny Apelt.[1]

Culture and sightseeing

Ohlweiler Evangelical Church

Buildings

The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:[4]

• Evangelical church, Kirchenweg – Classicist aisleless church, 1788, tower partly from the 14th century
• Beside Hauptstraße 17 – bakehouse, one-floor brick building, partly timber-frame, half-hipped roof, late 19th century

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Bundesstraße 50 is found on the municipality's outskirts. The Schinderhannes-Radweg (cycle path) runs through the village.

References

1. Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
3. Municipal election results for Ohlweiler
4. Directory of Cultural Monuments in Rhein-Hunsrück district