Hottenbach

Article summary

Hottenbach 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 Herrstein-Rhaunen, whose seat is in Herrstein.

Key claims

1. date of death: 1718 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of formation: 1843 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. population: 917 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of death is "1718". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of formation is "1843". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the population is "917 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378387193