Gossersweiler-Stein

Gossersweiler-Stein is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Gossersweiler-Stein
Coat of arms
Location of Gossersweiler-Stein within Südliche Weinstraße district
Gossersweiler-Stein
Gossersweiler-Stein
Coordinates: 49°09′36″N 7°55′50″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictSüdliche Weinstraße
Municipal assoc.Annweiler am Trifels
Subdivisions2
Government
 • MayorHanns-Christian Conrad
Area
 • Total8.60 km2 (3.32 sq mi)
Elevation
285 m (935 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,380
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
76857
Dialling codes06346
Vehicle registrationSÜW
Websitewww.gossersweiler-stein.de

Geography

The municipality lies in the Wasgau region, which comprises the southern part of Pfälzerwald and the northern part of Vosges, in the centre of the Gossersweilerer valley. It consists of the two districts Gossersweiler and Stein.

History

On March 1, 1970, the only independent municipalities of Gossersweiler and Stein were brought together to form a new municipality of Gossersweiler-Stein. Two years later the latter was assigned to the Annweiler association on Trifels .

Population Development

The development of the population based on the present municipal area of Gossersweiler-Stein; The values from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:[2]

YearPopulation
1815876
18351.037
1871993
1905929
19391.116
19501.108
YearPopulation
19611.189
19701.276
19871.308
19971.445
20051.472
20161,380

Politics

Town Council

The municipal council in Gossersweiler-Stein consists of 16 councillors, who were elected in the municipal elections on 25 May 2014 in a personalised proportional election, with the honorary local mayor as chairman.

Community Partnerships

Since November 1984, a partnership has been established with the French community of Schoenenbourg.

Economy and Infrastructure

Facilities

On the eastern outskirts of Gossersweiler is a commercial area. At the foot of the Engelsmannfelsen, the Gossersweiler-Stein primary school, the Berglandhalle and the local volunteer fire brigade are located just outside the settlement areas of the two districts. The school has around 180 pupils and its catchment area includes the neighbouring municipalities Völkersweiler, Waldrohrbach, Waldhambach, Silz and Münchweiler. There are a total of 24 clubs, including several sports clubs such as SV Gossersweiler-Stein and Gossersweiler Valley.

Tourism

Gossersweiler-Stein is a possible starting point for hikes and mountain bike tours in the Pfälzerwald. Four kilometers away are the castle ruins of Lindelbrunn, as well as the ruins Landeck and the Trifels. With the connection to the regional cycling route, day trips to the Southern Wine Route, Alsace or the Dahner Rockland are possible. Other places of interest are the Schuhdorf Hauenstein and the Biosphärenhaus near Fischbach.

Media

Every Month, as so-called "village newspaper" is produced.

Traffic

The nearest train station is Annweiler am Trifels

Personalities
  • Philip Hammer (1837-1901) - A Catholic Priest, pre-regional preacher and popular speaker
  • Ancestral home to Ron Hansen of New York

References
  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2018 - Gemeindeebene". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2019.
  2. Statistisches Bundesamt – number of inhabitants in the municipalities on 31 December 2016.


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