Mettweiler 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 Baumholder, whose seat is in the like-named town.
Mettweiler | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mettweiler within Birkenfeld district  | |
  Mettweiler  Mettweiler | |
| Coordinates: 49°34′48″N 7°18′55″E / 49.58000°N 7.31528°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Birkenfeld |
| Municipal assoc. | Baumholder |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Ute Theiß[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.50 km2 (2.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 445 m (1,460 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 237 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55777 |
| Dialling codes | 06783 |
| Vehicle registration | BIR |
Geography
Location
The municipality lies in the Westrich, an historic region that encompasses areas in both Germany and France. The municipal area is 47% wooded.
Neighbouring municipalities
Mettweiler borders in the north on the town of Baumholder, in the southeast on the municipality of Thallichtenberg and in the west on the municipalities of Berschweiler bei Baumholder and Fohren-Linden.
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.[3]
Mayor
Mettweiler's mayor is Ute Theiß.[1]
Coat of arms
The municipality's arms might be described thus: Per fess argent issuant from the line of partition a demilion azure armed and langued gules, and azure two ears of wheat couped per saltire surmounted by a bell Or.
The charge in the upper part of the escutcheon, the lion, is a reference to the village's former allegiance to the County of Veldenz.
Culture and sightseeing
Regular events
Each year, a kermis and a Brunnenfest (“Fountain Festival”) are held.
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
To the south runs the Autobahn A 62 (Kaiserslautern–Trier). Serving nearby Heimbach is a railway station on the Nahe Valley Railway (Bingen–Saarbrücken).