Eulenbis
Eulenbis | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Eulenbis
within Kaiserslautern district | |
 Interactive map of Eulenbis | |
  Location within Germany  Location within Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| Coordinates: 49°30′27″N 7°38′08″E / 49.50750°N 7.63556°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Kaiserslautern |
| Municipal assoc. | Weilerbach |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Kathleen Hielscher[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.97 km2 (1.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 385 m (1,263 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31)[3] | |
• Total | 482 |
| • Density | 121/km2 (314/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 67685 |
| Dialling codes | 06374 |
| Vehicle registration | KL |
| Website | www.eulenbis.de |
Eulenbis is a municipality (German: Ortsgemeinde) in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
[edit]Eulenbis lies around 13 kilometers northwest of Kaiserslautern. The Eulenkopf to the west has a height of 422 meters, and Eulenbis is the highest part of the greater Weilerbach community.
Additionally, the hamlets of Mückenmühle and Untere Pfeifermühle belong to Eulenbis.
History
[edit]The first documented mention of the town as "Ulengebeiß" dates back to the year 1380.
Politics
[edit]Town council
[edit]The Eulenbis town council consists of eight members who were last elected on May 26, 2019. Previously made up of 12 members, the council is headed up by a volunteer mayor. [4]
Mayor
[edit]The mayor of Eulenbis is Kathleen Hielscher. She was selected by direct election on May 26, 2019 and received 56.97% of ballots cast. She is the successor to Ulrich Stemler (Free Voters), who did not run for re-election.[5]
Coat of arms
[edit]Emblazoning: "In gold on arched green ground a gold-plated black owl." German: "In Gold auf gewölbtem grünem Boden eine goldbewehrte schwarze Eule."
Culture and notable sights
[edit]Buildings
[edit]The Eulenkopfturm (English: "Eulenkopf Tower") has long been known as the symbol of the community and is visible for kilometers thanks to its prominent location above the town. Originally designed as a watch tower, construction on the 19-metre (62 ft) tall tower began on August 24, 1913 and the building was dedicated on 1914.
A local society, the Eulenkopfverein, has maintained the building since its construction. It was renovated from 1951–1952 and again from 1991–1992. In addition to the 12.2 meter-high viewing platform that offers visitors sweeping views of the Palatinate Forest towards the southeast, the tower's ground floor houses the highest Standesamt in the Palatinate.
Economy and infrastructure
[edit]The nearest motorway is the Bundesautobahn 6.
References
[edit]- ↑ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2025 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.
- ↑ Der Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz. "Kommunalwahl 2019, Stadt- und Gemeinderatswahlen".
- ↑ Der Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz. "Direktwahlen 2019".
- Gerold Scheuermann: Eulenbis. (Hrsg.: Ortsgemeinde Eulenbis), Ortsgemeinde Eulenbis, Eulenbis 1985
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