Pirmasens

Pirmasens is an impartial metropolis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France. It changed into well known for the manufacture of shoes. The surrounding rural district becomes called Landkreis Pirmasens from 1818 till 1997, while it became renamed to Sudwestpfalz. The first point out of Pirminiseusna, a colony of Hornbach Abbey, dates from 860. The call derives from St. Pirminius, the founder of the cloister.

During the duration it was beneath rule of the Bishopric of Metz. Homepage of the Protestant church communities and Brenschelbach Hornbach: The history of the monastery of Hornbach It turned into surpassed to Diocese of Speyer in final zone of 11th century before capturing via County of Saarbrucken in 1100. In 1182, County of Saarbrucken became divided by Simon II and Henry I, were sons of Simon I. Pirmasens become given to latter and Henry I's dominion turned into named as County of Zweibrucken. He constructed Lemberg Castle for protective his dominion in 1198. During the length Pirmasens become formal jurisdiction in Bishop of Metz. But, parish management of Pirmasens becomes surpassed to monastery of Hornbach after confirmation of John, Bishop of Metz in 1225.