Winnweiler
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Winnweiler | |
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 churches and village center | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Winnweiler within Donnersbergkreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°34′09″N 7°51′14″E / 49.56917°N 7.85389°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Donnersbergkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Winnweiler |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Rudolf Jacob[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.8 km2 (8.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,944 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 67722 |
| Dialling codes | 06302 |
| Vehicle registration | KIB |
| Website | www.winnweiler.de |
Winnweiler (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪnvaɪlɐ]) is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the upper course of the river Alsenz, approx. 15 km (9.3 mi) north-east of Kaiserslautern. Winnweiler is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Winnweiler. Winnweiler station is on the Alsenz Valley Railway (Alsenztalbahn), running between Hochspeyer and Bad Münster am Stein.
The settlement in Rhenish Franconia was first mentioned in an 891 deed, from the 12th century onwards it was a possession of the Counts of Falkenstein. As a Lorraine exclave it fell to the House of Habsburg upon the marriage of Maria Theresa of Austria with Duke Francis III Stephen in 1736. It was thereafter administered as an Oberamt of Further Austria until its occupation by French troops in 1797.
Winnweiler is located in the Saar-Nahe-Bergland and on the edge of the Donnersberg nature reserve.
The municipality is divided into the following districts
- Alsenbrück-Langmeil with the living quarters Bahnhof Langmeil, Salomonsmühle, Sattelhof, Wäschbacherhof and Ziegelhütte
- Hochstein with the residential areas Eisenschmelz, Kahlheckerhof and Kupferschmelz
- Potzbach with the Leithöfe residential area
- Winnweiler with the residential areas Igelbornerhöhe and chapel
Culture
To the east of Winnweiler on the Leisbühl stands a war memorial from 1933, in whose half-open hall a soldier figure as well as commemorative plaques with the names of fallen soldiers commemorate the two world wars. At the northern corner of the square building there is an attached 12.5 m high stair tower leading to an 8.5 m high viewing platform above the hall. From here you have a good view towards Winnweiler and the surrounding area.
