Metzenhausen

The municipality lies in the central Hunsrück roughly 4 km northwest of Kirchberg and 7 km northeast of Frankfurt-Hahn Airport. The municipal area measures 309 ha, of which 121 ha is wooded.[2]

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.[3]

Metzenhausen’s mayor is Werner Nick, and his deputy is Kurt Kilb.[4]

The German blazon reads: Das Wappen zeigt in von Gold und Blau in sechs Reihen geschachtem Schild einen schwarzen Pfahl, belegt mit silbernem Doppelhaken.

The municipality’s arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Chequy Or and azure, a pale sable charged with a cramp palewise argent.

The “chequy” pattern is drawn from the arms formerly borne by the Counts of Sponheim.[5]

The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:[6]

• Catholic Church of the Assumption of Mary (Kirche Mariä Himmelfahrt), Hauptstraße – Late Gothic aisleless church, essentially from the 16th century, nave converted possibly in the 17th century, extensive repairs in 1829-1831, sacristy, 1854; whole complex of buildings with graveyard (see also below)
• Backesweg 2 – timber-frame house, partly solid or slated, 18th century, barn 20th century; whole complex of buildings
• Mühlenweg 2 – so-called Heerehaus; building with hipped mansard roof, early 18th century
• Brühltaler Mühle, in the Brühltal (valley) between Metzenhausen and Todenroth – small watermill with complete works, latter half of the 19th century

Worth seeing is the Chapel of the Assumption of Mary from the 15th century, whose quire was built in the Gothic style. It also has stained glass windows depicting Archbishop of Trier Johann III of Metzenhausen.

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  Metzenhausen seen from the southwest
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  Municipal building in the village centre
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  Chapel of the Assumption of Mary