Rhineland
In 1946, the Rhineland was divided into the newly founded states of Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Rhineland-Palatinate. North Rhine-Westphalia is one of the prime German industrial areas, containing significant mineral deposits, (coal, lead, lignite, magnesium, oil, and uranium) and water transport. In Rhineland-Palatinate agriculture is more important, including the vineyards in the Ahr, Mittelrhein, and Mosel regions.
Gehlweiler
Beginning in 1794, Gehlweiler lay under French rule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Furthermore, since 1970, the "Ortsgemeinde" of Gehlweiler has lain under the authority of the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Kirchberg, which was put together in that year in the course of administrative restructuring in Rhineland-Palatinate from 40 municipalities from the former "Ämter" of Büchenbeuren, Gemünden and Kirchberg along with two "Ortsgemeinden" from the "Amt" of Rhaunen, and eventually also the town of Kirchberg, which had originally not been part of any "Verbandsgemeinde".