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Montabaur (Verbandsgemeinde)
Montabaur is a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district Westerwaldkreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... The seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' is in Montabaur. The ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Montabaur consists of the following ''Ortsgemeinden'' ("local municipalities"): {{Authority control Verbandsgemeinde in Rhineland-Palatinate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verbandsgemeinde
A Verbandsgemeinde (; plural Verbandsgemeinden) is a low-level administrative unit in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt. A Verbandsgemeinde is typically composed of a small group of villages or towns. Rhineland-Palatinate The state of Rhineland-Palatinate is divided into 163 Verbandsgemeinden, which are municipal associations grouped within the 24 districts of the state and subdivided into 2,257 Ortsgemeinden (singular Ortsgemeinde) which comprise single settlements. Most of the Verbandsgemeinden were established in 1969. Formerly the name for an administrative unit was ''Amt''. Most of the functions of municipal government for several municipalities are consolidated and administered centrally from a larger or more central town or municipality among the group, while the individual municipalities (Ortsgemeinden) still maintain a limited degree of local autonomy. Saxony-Anhalt The 11 districts of Saxony-Anhalt are divided into ''Verwaltungsgemein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hübingen
Hübingen is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald south of Montabaur in the Nassau Nature Park. Hübingen lies at the foot of the Fußberg (a mountain, also known as the Buchenberg) on whose north slope is found a family holiday village run by the Catholic Church. It was built in the 1970s. Through the community flows the Hohentalbach. The community belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality. History In 1347, Hübingen had its first documentary mention. Politics Community council The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004. Coat of arms The two linden twigs in the community's arms are a symbol of the community's patron saint, Wendelin. The sheaf symbolizes agriculture. In the lower half, the two-coloured wavy fess st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Untershausen
Untershausen is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald south of Montabaur in the Nassau Nature Park. The community belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. History In 1220, Untershausen had its first documentary mention as ''Bungelshausen''. Politics Community council The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004. Coat of arms The two red roses with green sepals and silver centres, with their Isenburg tinctures refer to the first documentary mention. The tinctures for law and wisdom, however, which the roses can also be said to have, recall the old Isenburg court's jurisdiction. The silver roof with its noteworthy ridge turret stands in the red point for the old bakehouse of Untersha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stahlhofen
Stahlhofen is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is not to be confused with Stahlhofen am Wiesensee, another community in the same district, but in the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Westerburg. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald south of Montabaur in the Nassau Nature Park. The community belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. History In 1387, Stahlhofen had its first documentary mention. Politics Community council The council is made up of 16 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004. Coat of arms The chapel in the community's arms symbolizes the age-old ''Wendelinuskapelle'', which was replaced in the last century by the new building shown in the arms. The linden trees standing next to the chapel, which can be seen far into the surroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simmern, Westerwaldkreis
Simmern is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The community lies in the Westerwald east of Koblenz on the edge of the Nassau Nature Park. The village is characterized by agriculture and commuters to the nearby greater centre of Koblenz. The community belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. Neighbouring communities Simmern's neighbours are Neuhäusel, Koblenz, Montabaur, Eitelborn, Urbar, Vallendar and Kadenbach. History In 1198, Simmern had its first documentary mention as ''Sevenburnen''. Politics Community council The council is made up of 17 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (''Bürgermeister''), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004. Coat of arms The wavy embattled (in the heraldic sense) pale with seven battlements in the community's a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruppach-Goldhausen
Ruppach-Goldhausen is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald north of Montabaur on the edge of the Nassau Nature Park. Through the community flows the Ahrbach. The community belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. History In 1289, Goldhausen had its first documentary mention as ''Golthusen''. The two communities of Ruppach and Goldhausen merged in 1969 in the course of administrative reform. Politics Community council The council is made up of 16 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009. Coat of arms The upper part of the community's arms represent the union of the coats of arms borne by the Lords of Reifenberg and the nobles of Nassau-Spurkenburg. Serving as the model for the arms’ design was the former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberelbert
Oberelbert is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community’s elevation ranges from 310 to 340 m above sea level. Oberelbert lies roughly 5 km south of Montabaur in the Nassau Nature Park on the Stelzenbach. The community belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. History Sometime before 1200, in the municipal area (''Bann'') of the village of Humbach (Montabaur), the Archbishop of Trier owned, among other things, a ''Wildhube'' (a fief that required the holder to protect Imperial hunting rights) at ''Elewartin''. In the time between 1212 and 1214 there was in the extensive woodlands around Humbach – the ''Spurginberch'' Forest – two ''Försterhuben'' at ''Elwartin''. These were foresters’ farmsteads with fields in the forest. In 1233 there was a dispute between members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nomborn
Nomborn is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Limburg an der Lahn on the edge of the Nassau Nature Park. Through the community flows the Eisenbach. The community belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. History In 1289, Nomborn had its first documentary mention as ''Numburne''. Politics Community council The council is made up of 13 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (''Bürgermeister''), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004. Coat of arms The community's arms show a stylized representation of Saint Kilian’s Church above. The seven hexagons symbolize the basalt columns found in the area around the Hausberg Bornkasten. Below, the former drinking water supply is symbolized as a well. The wavy bendl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niedererbach
Niedererbach is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Limburg an der Lahn on the edge of the Nassau Nature Park on the boundary with Hesse. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. Neighbouring communities Niedererbach's neighbours are Obererbach, Westerwaldkreis, Dreikirchen, Nentershausen, Görgeshausen and Elz, Hesse. History In 1291, Niedererbach had its first documentary mention as ''Erlebach''. The document is dated 12 May 1291. In the document a pastor named Friedrich and the parish of ''Erlebach'' are mentioned which document a legal transaction with the commander and the Teutonic Knights in Koblenz. The original is kept at the Central Archive of the Teutonic Knights in Vienna. Since 2006, the community of Niedererb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niederelbert
Niederelbert is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The municipal area ranges in elevation from 240 to 275 m above sea level. Location The community lies in the Westerwald south of Montabaur in the Nassau Nature Park. The community belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. Neighbouring communities Niederelbert's neighbours are Oberelbert, Holler, Horressen and Montabaur. History In 1211, Niederelbert had its first documentary mention. Other forms of the name over the centuries are ''Elewarthe'' (1233), ''Elwarten'' (1260), ''Eylewart'' (1326), ''Elwert'' (1385), ''Nederen eelfart'' (1427), ''Nederen Elwert'' (1499) and ''Niederlebert'' (1786). Religion In Niederelbert there is a Catholic church. It was consecrated in 1910 and has been known since then as ''St. Josef''. Politics Commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuhäusel
Neuhäusel is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The community has been since early 2006 a major investment and activity centre for village renewal. Geography Neuhäusel lies in the area of the Augst communities (a small region) and belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. Environmentally, Neuhäusel is part of the Lower Westerwald in the Nassau Nature Park. History ''Musbach'', which had its first documentary mention in 1198 as Neuhäusel's forerunner, was a small village that lay near where today's ''Ortsgemeinde'' lies. It was followed by Neuspay, which had its last documentary mention in 1537, and ''Wirt beym Creutz'', named in 1669. In 1675, the name Neuhäusel appeared for the first time. The community, which in 1789 was joined with the community of Eitelborn, became a separate community on 5 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nentershausen, Rhineland-Palatinate
Nentershausen is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg an der Lahn and Montabaur on the edge of the Nassau Nature Park. The community belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. Neighbouring communities Nentershausen's immediate neighbours are Eppenrod, Kleinholbach, Görgeshausen, Heilberscheid, Niedererbach and Nomborn. History In 841, Nentershausen had its first documentary mention. Politics Community council The council is made up of 13 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (''Bürgermeister''), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004. Coat of arms The community's arms are formed out of its three court seals. Nentershausen, which came from the hereditary holdings of the Counts of Diez, was finally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |