Kirschweiler

Kirschweiler 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.GeographyLocationThe municipality lies a few kilometres northwest of Idar-Oberstein in the Hunsrück. The municipal area is 56% wooded.Neighbouring municipalitiesKirschweiler’s neighbours besides Idar-Oberstein are Hettenrodt and Kempfeld with its outlying centre of Katzenloch.Constituent communitiesAlso belonging to Kirschweiler are the outlying homesteads of Auf der Lüh und Kirschweiler Mühle.HistoryIn 1272, Kirschweiler had its first documentary mention.PoliticsMunicipal councilThe council is made up of 16 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.MayorKirschweiler’s mayor is Hans-Werner Moser, and his deputies are Birgit Weinz, Hartmut Röper and Hartmut Theis.