Rayerschied
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Location of Rayerschied
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Simmern-Rheinböllen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | José Miguel Nieves Päschkes[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.51 km2 (0.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 392 m (1,286 ft) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55469 |
| Dialling codes | 06766 |
| Vehicle registration | SIM |
| Website | www |
Rayerschied is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Simmern-Rheinböllen, whose seat is in Simmern.
Geography
[edit | edit source]Location
[edit | edit source]The residential municipality lies in the Hunsrück between Pleizenhausen and Bergenhausen 7 km from Simmern.
History
[edit | edit source]In 1204, Rayerschied had its first documentary mention in a donation document from the Kumbd Convent. From 1420, the village belonged to the Amt of Simmern, and later also to Palatinate-Simmern. In 1498, the village was mentioned as Reinßrath. In 1673, Rayerschied passed to Electoral Palatinate. Beginning in 1794, Rayerschied lay under French rule. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Politics
[edit | edit source]Municipal council
[edit | edit source]The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[2]
Mayor
[edit | edit source]Rayerschied's mayor is José Miguel Nieves Päschkes.[1]
Coat of arms
[edit | edit source]The municipality's arms might be described thus: Under a chief lozengy argent and azure, per pale gules a stork statant of the first and argent a cross sable.
Culture and sightseeing
[edit | edit source]Buildings
[edit | edit source]The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:[3]
- Saint John of Nepomuk Catholic Church (Kirche St. Johannes Nepomuk), Kirchstraße 2 – Gothic Revival brick building, 1896; before the church a sandstone beam cross, early 19th century; in the parish garden a Baroque baptismal font basin holder
Ancient sites
[edit | edit source]There are also barrows in Rayerschied.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
- ^ Municipal election results for Rayerschied
- ^ Directory of Cultural Monuments in Rhein-Hunsrück district
External links
[edit | edit source]- Municipality's official webpage (in German)
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