Haschbach am Remigiusberg
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Location of Haschbach am Remigiusberg within Kusel district
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| Coordinates: 49°31′26″N 7°25′47″E / 49.52389°N 7.42972°ECoordinates: 49°31′26″N 7°25′47″E / 49.52389°N 7.42972°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Kusel | |
| Municipal assoc. | Kusel | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Klaus Schubinski | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.02 km2 (1.55 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 714 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 66871 | |
| Dialling codes | 06381 | |
| Vehicle registration | KUS | |
| Website | www.haschbach-am-remigiusberg.de | |
Haschbach am Remigiusberg is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kusel, whose seat is in the like-named town.
The municipality lies in a hollow on the upper reaches of the Haschbach at the western foot of the Remigiusberg in the Western Palatinate, roughly 4 km southeast of Kusel. To the east lies the river Glan, into which the Haschbach flows. The municipality’s elevation is roughly 260 m above sea level. The heights around the municipal area reach 375 m above sea level at the Langenberg to the west and 368 m above sea level at the Remigiusberg, which with its church and Michelsburg castle ruin is said to be a landmark of the Westrich, an historic region that encompasses areas in both Germany and France. Found mainly in the Remigiusberg area are great melaphyre quarries. The municipal area measures 402 ha, of which 14.6 ha is built up and 83 ha is wooded.
Haschbach am Remigiusberg borders in the north on the municipality of Rammelsbach, in the east on the municipality of Theisbergstegen, in the south on the municipality of Etschberg, in the southwest on the municipality of Schellweiler and in the west on the town of Kusel. Haschbach am Remigiusberg also meets the municipality of Altenglan at a single point in the northeast.
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