Schweisweiler

Schweisweiler
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Schweisweiler within Donnersbergkreis district
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Coordinates: 49°35′27.21″N7°49′25.74″E / 49.5908917°N 7.8238167°E / 49.5908917; 7.8238167
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Donnersbergkreis
Municipal assoc.	Winnweiler
Government
•  Mayor (2019–24)	Lothar Wichlidal [1]
Area
• Total	4.85 km2 (1.87 sq mi)
Elevation	223 m (732 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31) [2]
• Total	344
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	67808
Dialling codes	06302
Vehicle registration	KIB

Schweisweiler is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Historic buildings and monuments

There are ten historic buildings in Schweisweiler, including four wood beamed houses dating from the 1780s, the village church, and the local community hall. There are five additional monuments within the local area that are within a moderate walking distance. The historic buildings and a local area map showing the monuments are included on an informational board on the street across from the community hall.

Museum

Leo's Tenne is both a museum and a meeting place with seating for up to 35 people. The museum has tools and equipment on display that show crafts prevalent in the local area over 150 years ago. Of interest are the agricultural, foundry and blacksmithing tools that can still be used to demonstrate early craftsmanship. Tours are given from Late April to Late October, 1 Sunday per month at request. It was Founded by Mr. Leo Dörr in 1989, The current proprietor and owner, Mr. Thorsten Henrich can be contacted to arrange tours and to provide explanations of any items found in the museum's collection.

Clubs

The Fishing Club (Fischerverein) promotes fishing within the community.

The Exercise Club (Turnverein) holds gymnastic and exercise classes for young children, has separate men's/women's exercise classes.

The Gun Club (Schützenverein) has a wide variety of sport shooting activities. Activities range from air rifle to large caliber shooting on a 50-meter range.

The Soccer Fan Club (Betzedeivel) supports the region's professional soccer team the 1st Football Club Kaiserslautern (1FCK), better known as the "Red Devils".

The Volunteer Fire Department Supporters (Freiwillig Feuerwehr Förderverein) brings together supporters of the volunteer fire department, holds fund-raising events, and provides fire fighting protective gear at no cost to volunteer firefighters.

Religion

The village has a Catholic church with services held on Sundays and holidays.

Theater

The village has a theater group made mostly up of local people. Plays involving current social themes are intertwined with the local dialect to produce region-specific social commentary. Performances are held in the village community hall once a year, four times (over two weekends) to sold-out audiences.

Nature

The village is located in a valley with walking areas on each side of the valley. The south side of the village has a nature trail (Naturlehrpfad) with signs detailing specific types of trees and vegetation. There are several information posters and learning experiments along the approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) trail.

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.