Budenbach

Budenbach
Coat of arms
Budenbach
Location of Budenbach within Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district
Coordinates: 50°2′13.11″N 7°34′2.80″E / 50.0369750°N 7.5674444°E / 50.0369750; 7.5674444Coordinates: 50°2′13.11″N 7°34′2.80″E / 50.0369750°N 7.5674444°E / 50.0369750; 7.5674444
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
Municipal assoc.	Simmern
Government
• Mayor	Manfred Manderscheid
Area
• Total	3.51 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Elevation	381 m (1,250 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	188
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	55469
Dialling codes	06766
Vehicle registration	SIM
Website	www.budenbach.org

Budenbach 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 of Simmern, whose seat is in the like-named town.

The municipality lies in the central Hunsrück in the upper Simmerbach valley. Through the village itself flows the Klingelbach.

Four Roman barrows from the 2nd century AD make it clear that the Romans had settled here by that time. The grave goods yielded up by these mounds, such as glass urns, jugs, dishes and beakers, are now kept at the Hunsrückmuseum in Simmern.

In 1293, Budenbach had its first documentary mention. The village was held first by the Duchy of Palatinate-Simmern and then, as of 1673, by Electoral Palatinate. Beginning in 1794, Budenbach lay under French rule. In 1815 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.

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.

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