Ellenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate
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Location of Ellenberg within Birkenfeld district
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| Coordinates: 49°38′N 7°09′E / 49.633°N 7.150°ECoordinates: 49°38′N 7°09′E / 49.633°N 7.150°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Birkenfeld | |
| Municipal assoc. | Birkenfeld | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Peter Schmitt | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2.01 km2 (0.78 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 94 | |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 55765 | |
| Dialling codes | 06782 | |
| Vehicle registration | BIR | |
Ellenberg is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Birkenfeld, whose seat is in the like-named town.
The municipality lies a few hundred metres northwest of the district seat of Birkenfeld in the Hunsrück. To the west lies Buhlenberg and to the north lie Rinzenberg and Gollenberg.
In 1367, Ellenberg had its first documentary mention in connection with four Sponheim Vogt officials. Versions of the name offered up by history include Elnberg in 1415 and Ellemberg in 1438. The village belonged to the “Hinder” County of Sponheim.
In 2004, Ellenberg finally shed its distinction as the smallest municipality in the Verbandsgemeinde of Birkenfeld. It is now the second smallest with a population in that year of 101.
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.
Ellenberg’s mayor is Peter Schmitt, and his deputies are Norbert Gosert and Ingo Junietz.
The German blazon reads: Im schräglinks geteilten Schild vorne rot-silbern geschacht, hinten in Grün ein liegender goldener Hammer, darüber drei schräggestellte goldene Ähren.
The municipality’s arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Per bend sinister chequy of gules and argent and vert three ears of wheat bendwise in bend sinister and in base a hammer fesswise, all Or.
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