Rayerschied

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.

Rayerschied
Coat of arms
Location of Rayerschied within Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district
Rayerschied
Rayerschied
Coordinates: 50°1′7″N 7°35′11″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictRhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
Municipal assoc.Simmern-Rheinböllen
Government
 • MayorHans-Werner Aßmann-Huppert
Area
 • Total2.51 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Elevation
392 m (1,286 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total101
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
55469
Dialling codes06766
Vehicle registrationSIM
Websitewww.rayerschied.de
Kirchstraße 2: Saint John of Nepomuk Catholic Church

Geography

Location

The residential municipality lies in the Hunsrück between Pleizenhausen and Bergenhausen 7 km from Simmern.

History

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

Municipal council

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

Rayerschied's mayor is Hans Werner Aßmann-Huppert.[3]

Coat of arms

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

Buildings

The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:[4]

Ancient sites

There are also barrows in Rayerschied.

References
  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.
  2. Municipal election results for Rayerschied
  3. Rayerschied’s mayor Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Directory of Cultural Monuments in Rhein-Hunsrück district


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