Jakobsweiler

Jakobsweiler
Municipality
fortified church (built in the 12th century)
Coat of arms
Location of Jakobsweiler within Donnersbergkreis district
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Coordinates: 49°36′44″N7°57′21″E / 49.61222°N 7.95583°E / 49.61222; 7.95583
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Donnersbergkreis
Municipal assoc.	Kirchheimbolanden
Government
•  Mayor (2019–24)	Albert Helmut Niederauer [1]
Area
• Total	2.40 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Elevation	297 m (974 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31) [2]
• Total	251
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	67814
Dialling codes	06357
Vehicle registration	KIB

Jakobsweiler is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ^[3]

Geography

The village is located in the North Palatinate at the foot of the Donnersberg mountain. Neighbouring municipalities are Dannenfels, Bennhausen, Weitersweiler and Steinbach am Donnersberg.

History

It is speculated that Jakobsweiler was already settled during the Roman era. There is no proof for this theory. ^[4] Jakobsweiler got its name in 1190. ^[5]

After the War of the First Coalition Jakobsweiler was occupied and later annexed by France with the Treaty of Campo Formio in 1797. From 1798 to 1814 it belonged to the French Departement du Mont-Tonnerre. After the Congress of Vienna the region was first given to Austria (1815) and later to Bavaria (1816).

After World War II Jakobsweiler became part of Rhineland-Palatinate (1946). Since 1969 it belongs to the Donnersbergkreis district.

Politics

Council

The village council is composed of 6 members who were elected in the local elections on June 9, 2024, and the honorary mayor as chairman. ^[6]

Heraldry

The coat of arms was granted in 1976.

Infrastructure

The A63 is located 5.5 km (3.5 mi) to the southeast.

References

1. Direktwahlen 2019, Donnersbergkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
3. "Jakobsweiler: Travel Guide & Travel Information". TravelGuide.
4. "Ortsgemeinde Jakobsweiler Geschichte". Archived from the original on 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
5. "Ortsgemeinde Jakobsweiler Grußwort des Bürgermeisters". Archived from the original on 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
6. Helmut Niederauer (Wahlleiter) (2024-06-18). "Bekanntmachung des Ergebnisses der Wahl zum Gemeinderat Jakobsweiler am 9. Juni 2024" (PDF; 4,32 MB). Amtsblatt Verbandsgemeinde Kirchheimbolanden, Ausgabe Nr. 25 vom 21.06.2024. Verbandsgemeinde Kirchheimbolanden. p. 426. Retrieved 2024-12-06.