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Montabaur
Montabaur () is a town and the district seat of the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. At the same time, it is also the administrative centre of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Montabaur – a kind of collective municipality – to which 24 other communities belong. The town is known throughout the country for its strikingly yellow castle and its InterCityExpress railway station on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line. Geography Location Montabaur lies in the Westerwald, roughly 20 km northeast of Koblenz. About 14,000 people live in the city, while the district is home to about 40,000. Constituent communities Montabaur has seven outlying centres. In the north lies Eschelbach, and in the west lie Horressen and Elgendorf. Stretching south along the Gelbach valley are the pilgrimage centre of Wirzenborn, and, farther along still, Reckenthal, Bladernheim and Ettersdorf. Neighbouring communities Montabaur's neighbours are, clockwise beginning in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staudt
Staudt is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The municipal area lies at elevations from 260 to 285 m above sea level. The community lies in the southern Westerwald on the edge of the Montabaur Hollow (''Montabaurer Senke'') and belongs to the so-called Kannenbäckerland (“Jug Bakers’ Land”, a small region known for its ceramics industry). Towards its south, Staudt stretches to the 286-metre-high slope of the mountain ''Am Hähnchen'', whereas from east to west, the community's area spreads out into a 265-metre-high plain. In the north lies the rest of the residential and new-town area in the foothills of the 277-metre-high Kramberg. The highest elevation in the municipal area is the 291-metre-high Fussenacker. Through Staudt flow the Aubach and the Unterbach. Since 1972 the community has belonged to what was then the newly founded ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Wirges ... [...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] |
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 (Westerwald)
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 surroundi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westerwald
The Westerwald (; literally 'Western forest') is a low mountain range on the right bank of the river Rhine in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a part of the Rhenish Massif ( or Rhenish Slate Mountains). Its highest elevation, at 657 m above sea level, is the Fuchskaute in the High Westerwald. Tourist attractions include the (394 metres), site of some Celtic ruins from La Tène times (5th to 1st century BC), found in the community of the same name, and Limburg an der Lahn, a town with a mediaeval centre. The geologically old, heavily eroded range of the Westerwald is in its northern parts overlaid by a volcanic upland made of Neogene basalt layers. It covers an area of some , and therefore roughly , making the Westerwald one of Germany's biggest mountain ranges by area. In areas of subsidence, it has in its flatter western part (Lower Westerwald) the characteristics of rolling hills. Typical for the economy ... [...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] |
Girod, Germany
Girod 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 Gießen on the Eisenbach and on the edge of the Nassau Nature Park. It belongs to the Montabaur (Verbandsgemeinde), ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality. Constituent communities Girod has one outlying ''Ortsteil'' named Kleinholbach. The two once autonomous villages are separated by the Bundesautobahn 3, A 3. History In 1235, Girod had its first documentary mention. Politics The municipal council is made up of 16 council members who were elected in a Plurality voting system, majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009. Economy and infrastructure Transport Girod has a request stop on the Lower Westerwald Railway (''Unterwesterwaldbahn''), Siershahn–Montabaur station, Montabaur–Limburg (Lahn) station, Limbu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heiligenroth
Heiligenroth is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The village lies roughly 3 km from Montabaur. In the immediate vicinity are found Ruppach-Goldhausen, Boden, Staudt, Wirzenborn and Großholbach. The community belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality. 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 7 June 2009. Coat of arms The approval to bear a coat of arms was granted by the government assistant on 21 March 1980. In the arms are a red watchtower on a silver background, and a golden lion rampant on a blue background. The watchtower still stands today in Heiligenroth. Formerly it stood alone, with a small church beside it. Only in 1782 was the church that stands today built onto the Romanesque ... [...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] |
Holler, Germany
Holler 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. History In 1228, Holler had its first documentary mention in the Eberbach Monastery's ''Oculus Memoriae''. 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. * Wählergruppe Flosdorf 9 seats * Wählergruppe Metternich 7 seats Coat of arms The community's arms symbolize Holler's territorial allegiances over time. The golden lion stands for the Duchy of Nassau, and the inescutcheon in the lion's paws stands for the Electorate of Trier. The wavy bend sinister evokes the wealth in water that the community boasts, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westerwaldkreis
The Westerwaldkreis ("District of Westerwald") is a district (''Kreis'') in the north-east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) Altenkirchen, Lahn-Dill, Limburg-Weilburg, Rhein-Lahn, the district-free city Koblenz, Mayen-Koblenz and Neuwied. History When the area became part of Prussia in 1866 two districts covering the area were created. The northern part was covered by the Oberwesterwaldkreis with capital in Marienberg, the Unterwesterwaldkreis with capital in Montabaur covering the southern part. 1886 a third district was added with the Westerburg district with area from both of the other two districts. In 1932 the districts structure was reformed again, the Oberwesterwaldkreis and the Westerburg district were merged to a new Oberwesterwaldkreis with capital in Westerburg. In 1974 in another reform the districts Oberwesterwaldkreis and Unterwesterwaldkreis were merged to form the Westerwaldkreis. Together with the neighboring Rhein- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dernbach (Westerwald)
Dernbach (Westerwald) is a local community (Ortsgemeinde) in the district of Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, and part of the municipal association Verbandsgemeinde Wirges. The village is known throughout the country by the three-way interchange A48/A3, called ''Dernbacher Dreieck'', and well known worldwide by the international congregation Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ, called ''Dernbacher Schwestern''. Etymology Unlike many other surrounding villages, Dernbach has not a Franconian, but a Celtic toponym. Several communities and families have the same name, so it has become customary to say "Dernbach bei Montabaur", to avoid confusion. Geography Location Dernbach is located north of the city of Montabaur within the wooded hills of the national nature reserve "Naturpark Nassau". Surrounding villages are Ebernhahn, Wirges, Staudt, Eschelbach and Elgendorf. Geology Due to its subterranean natural resources, such as iron ore, silver and lead deposits, Dernbach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
