Jakobsweiler
{{Infobox German location
|image_photo = Evangelische Kirche in Jakobsweiler.JPG
|image_caption = fortified church (built in the 12th century)
|image_coa = DEU Jakobsweiler COA.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|49|36|44|N|7|57|21|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Jakobsweiler in KIB.svg
|state = Rheinland-Pfalz
|district = Donnersbergkreis
|Verbandsgemeinde = Kirchheimbolanden
|elevation = 297
|area = 2.40
|postal_code = 67814
|area_code = 06357
|licence = KIB
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 3 33 035
|mayor = Albert Helmut Niederauer[https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/kd/gebiete/3330000000000.html Direktwahlen 2019, Donnersbergkreis], Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
|leader_term = 2019–24
}}
Jakobsweiler is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.{{Cite web |title=Jakobsweiler: Travel Guide & Travel Information |url=https://www.travelguide.de/en/jakobsweiler/ |website=TravelGuide}}
Geography
The village is located in the North Palatinate at the foot of the Donnersberg mountain.
Neighbouring municipalities are Dannenfels, Bennhausen, Weitersweiler and Steinbach am Donnersberg.
History
It is speculated that Jakobsweiler was already settled during the Roman era. There is no proof for this theory.{{cite web|access-date=2016-11-30 |archive-date=2016-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201081749/http://www.kirchheimbolanden.de/740_1031.html |title=Ortsgemeinde Jakobsweiler Geschichte |url=https://www.kirchheimbolanden.de/740_1031.html}} Jakobsweiler got its name in 1190.{{cite web|access-date=2016-11-30 |archive-date=2016-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030064252/http://kirchheimbolanden.de/715_1031.html |title=Ortsgemeinde Jakobsweiler Grußwort des Bürgermeisters |url=http://www.kirchheimbolanden.de/715_1031.html}}
After the War of the First Coalition Jakobsweiler was occupied and later annexed by France with the Treaty of Campo Formio in 1797. From 1798 to 1814 it belonged to the French Departement du Mont-Tonnerre. After the Congress of Vienna the region was first given to Austria (1815) and later to Bavaria (1816).
After World War II Jakobsweiler became part of Rhineland-Palatinate (1946). Since 1969 it belongs to the Donnersbergkreis district.
Politics
=Council=
The village council is composed of 6 members who were elected in the local elections on June 9, 2024, and the honorary mayor as chairman.{{cite web|access-date=2024-12-06 |author=Helmut Niederauer (Wahlleiter) |date=2024-06-18 |format=PDF; 4,32 MB |pages=426 |publisher=Verbandsgemeinde Kirchheimbolanden |title=Bekanntmachung des Ergebnisses der Wahl zum Gemeinderat Jakobsweiler am 9. Juni 2024 |url=https://www.kirchheimbolanden.de/de/datei/anzeigen/id/85712,1171/nr._25_vom_21.06.2024_-amtlich-.pdf |website=Amtsblatt Verbandsgemeinde Kirchheimbolanden, Ausgabe Nr. 25 vom 21.06.2024}}
=Heraldry=
The coat of arms was granted in 1976.
Infrastructure
The A63 is located 5.5 km (3.5 mi) to the southeast.
References
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{{Cities and towns in Donnersbergkreis (district)}}
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