Birkenfeld (Nahe) - Birkenfeld (Nahe)

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Birch field
federal stateRhineland-Palatinate
Residents
6.984 (2019)
height
410 m
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Birch field

Birkenfeld (Nahe) is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies between the Hunsrück and the Near. In the city of Birkenfeld, both the administration of the Birkenfeld district and the administration of the municipality of the same name are located.

background

Birch field is located in the Hunsrück-Hochwald national park region between the Hunsrück and the Nahe valley. Finds show that this area was inhabited as early as the Iron Age. From 100 BC. until 400 AD if the Romans ruled here, then they were driven out by the Teutons. The first documentary mention of the place Birkenfeld comes from the year 981, it indicates a donation that was made around the year 700.

In the 13th century the village of Birkenfeld was owned by the Counts of Sponheim. In 1332 Birkenfeld received city rights. In the following centuries the town changed hands repeatedly. In 1797 Birkenfeld came to France. In 1817 the city came into the possession of the Grand Duke of Oldenburg. A number of buildings that characterize the cityscape date from this time.

Birkenfeld has been the administrative seat of the Birkenfeld district since 1947. The city is also the administrative seat of the Birkenfeld community, to which a total of 30 formerly independent local communities belong. However, it is the largest city in the district Idar-Oberstein, in which some administrative offices are located.

getting there

Map of Birkenfeld (Nahe)

By plane

  • The nearest airport is that 1 Hoppstädten-Weiersbach airfieldAirfield Hoppstädten-Weiersbach in the encyclopedia WikipediaAirfield Hoppstädten-Weiersbach in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsHoppstädten-Weiersbach airfield (Q3206692) in the Wikidata database, it lies between the villages of Hoppstädten and Weiersbach, which are part of the Birkenfeld community. As a special landing area, the airfield is only approved for aircraft up to 2 tons.
  • The Frankfurt Hahn Airport is located 42 km north of Birkenfeld.

By train

Birkenfeld is located on the Neubrücke-Birkenfeld railway line, but this was shut down in 1996 and the tracks have been dismantled. Neubrücke is part of the Birkenfeld community, the Neubrücke train station is only 6.5 km from Birkenfeld, from where there are connections to Saarbrücken or after Bad Kreuznach and after Bingen am Rhein.

By bus

In the street

2 federal highways go through the town of Birkenfeld:

By boat

mobility

Tourist Attractions

  • 1  National Park Office Hunsrück-Hochwald Brückener Str. 24, 55765 Birkenfeld
  • 2  State Museum Birkenfeld, Friedrich-August-Strasse 17, 55765 Birkenfeld. Tel.: 49 6782 9834571.
  • 3  Birkenfeld Castle - small residence, Schlossallee 11, 55765 Birkenfeld.
  • 4  Birkenfeld Castle, Burgstrasse 28, 55765 Birkenfeld.

activities

hike

  • Saar-Hunsrück Climb
  • Nahe-Steig

Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park

  • 5  Goloka Dhama Krishna Temple, Böckingstrasse 6, 55767 Adventures.
  • 6  Petersquelle & Sauerbrunnen from 1776, On the B269, Oberhambach.

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