Hahnweiler

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Hahnweiler is a very small municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It’s part of the Verbandsgemeinde Baumholder in the Birkenfeld district and sits in the Hunsrück, near the southwestern edge of the district and close to the Saarland border.

Key facts
- Area: 2.28 square kilometers; elevation about 500 meters
- Population: 186 people (as of December 31, 2023)
- Population density: about 82 people per square kilometer
- Postal code: 55776; Area code: 06789; Vehicle registration: BIR
- Mayor: Heiko Bier (2019–2024)
- Local council: 6 members

Geography
- Neighbors: Rückweiler (northeast), Freisen (Saarland) to the south, Gimbweiler (west), Nohfelden-Wolfersweiler (Saarland) to the southwest, Leitzweiler (north)
- North of Hahnweiler is the Autobahn A62; the closest train station is in Heimbach on the Nahe Valley Railway (Bingen–Saarbrücken)

History in brief
- In the Middle Ages, Hahnweiler was part of the Veldenz realm. Over time it was governed by various regional rulers and courts.
- After French rule, it became part of the Mairie of Nohfelden and later, from 1819, the Bürgermeisterei of Berschweiler.
- The village has grown slowly over the centuries: 13 houses in 1816, 21 in 1843, and about 186 people by 2023.
- Hahnweiler has a village center and its coat of arms features symbols referencing its medieval ties (Veldenz) and its name (a rooster).

Notes
- Hahnweiler is the smallest municipality in its collective municipality by land area and the third smallest by population in that group.