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Rennerod (Verbandsgemeinde)
Rennerod is a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district , in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the ' is in . The ' Rennerod consists of the following ' ("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] |
Nister-Möhrendorf
Nister-Möhrendorf is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen. Through the community flows the Große Nister. Nister-Möhrendorf belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. History Both villages Nister and Möhrendorf had their first documentary mention in 1300. They were united in 1929. Politics The municipal council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004. Economy and infrastructure Running right through the community is ''Bundesstraße'' 414, leading from Herborn to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is ''Haiger/Burbach'' on the A 45 (Dortmund–Aschaffenburg), some 16 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willingen, Rhineland-Palatinate
Willingen is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen and Limburg on the boundary with Hesse. Within the community rises the Nister, which after flowing 64 km empties into the Sieg. Likewise within the community is the Westerwald's highest mountain, the Fuchskaute. Willingen belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. History In 1413, Willingen had its first documentary mention as ''Wildungen''. Politics The municipal council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004. Economy and infrastructure Although Willingen is a very small village, there are big firms, such as the Rompf coffin factory. There are a “homeland café” (''Heimatcafé''), an electrical installation and special ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westernohe
Westernohe is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen (34 km to the north), Wetzlar (28 km to the east) and Limburg (24 km to the south). Westernohe belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. In Westernohe itself is a big campground of the ''Deutsche Pfadfinderschaft Sankt Georg'' (DPSG). History In 1059, Westernohe had its first documentary mention as ''Westernaha''. Tug of war incident In 1995, 650 young scouts participated in a tug of war competition. When the rope broke, only 30 seconds into the tug, two children were killed and 102 participants suffered injuries. The rope was judged to be unsuited for the use in the related court case. Politics The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldmühlen
Waldmühlen is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen und Limburg. Waldmühlen belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. The Holzbach crosses ''Bundesstraße'' 54 at the community's edge. History In the 15th century, Waldmühlen had its first documentary mention as ''Walkmohle''. Politics The municipal council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 26 March 2006. Economy and infrastructure Running right through the community is ''Bundesstraße'' 54, linking Limburg an der Lahn with Siegen. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are '' Herborn'' and '' Haiger-Burbach'' on the A 45 (Dortmund–Gießen), and also ''Montabaur'' and ''Limburg-Nord'' on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waigandshain
Waigandshain is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen and Limburg. the Breitbach Reservoir lies within the municipal area. Waigandshain belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. History In 1346, Waigandshain had its first documentary mention as ''Wiganshen''. Politics The municipal council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004. Economy and infrastructure Transport Right near the community, ''Bundesstraßen'' 54 linking Limburg an der Lahn with Siegen, and 414 leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg cross each other. The nearest Autobahn interchange is '' Haiger/Burbach'' on the A 45 (Dortmund–Aschaffenburg), some 16 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stein-Neukirch
Stein-Neukirch is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community of Stein-Neukirch lies in the Westerwald between Siegen in the north and Limburg in the south. At 605 m above sea level, it is the Westerwald's highest community. The Stegskopf and Salzburger Kopf are, at 654 m and 653 m respectively, Stein-Neukirch's landmark mountains. History The church in the constituent community of Neukirch had its first documented mention in 1231. The "new church" (''neue Kirche'' in German) originally functioned as a fortified church. Later it was the community's ecclesiastical-cultural hub on the high plateau of the Westerwald. In the Middle Ages, Neukirch was a court seat, and formed with the High Westerwald's two other court regions, Marienberg and Emmerichenhain, the "Lordship over the Westerwald", long governed by the House of Nassau. Politics Community council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seck
Seck is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community in the Westerwald between Siegen and Limburg an der Lahn. Seck belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. History Count Gebhard of the Niederlahngau (832–879) was the first known lord of that holding around Seck in the Middle Westerwald, from which he split the western part to endow his monastery at Gemünden. Count Gebhard's grandson, Rudolf I, Bishop of Würzburg (892–908) consecrated a church at Seck to Saint Kilian. Seck had its first documentary mention on 27 May 1059 by King Heinrich IV. In the time that followed, Seck acquired a court. Its great parish reached through Rennerod and Lasterbach all the way to Oberrod. Arnold I of Vaucourt, Archbishop of Trier documented in 1181 that the Seligenstatt Monastery in Seck had been do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salzburg, Germany
Salzburg is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen and Limburg. Salzburg belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. History About 1300, Salzburg had its first documentary mention as ''Salberg''. Politics The municipal council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004. Economy and infrastructure Right near the community, two ''Bundesstraßen'', 54 linking Limburg an der Lahn with Siegen, and 414 leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg cross each other. The nearest Autobahn interchange is '' Herborn'' on the A 45 (Dortmund–Hanau), some 20 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rennerod
Rennerod is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality. Within the municipal area, until German Reunification on 3 October 1990, lay the Federal Republic's geographical centre. Geography Rennerod lies in the Westerwald on ''Bundesstraße'' 54 between Limburg an der Lahn to the south and Siegen 30 km to the north. Bad Marienberg lies 10 km to Rennerod's northwest. Through the town flows the Holzbach. Northeast of the town is found the 613 m-high Alsberg, some 2 km north-northeast of the Breitenbach Reservoir on the Breitenbach, an eastern tributary to the river Nister. History In 1217, ''Reynderode'' had its first documentary mention. Its founding, however, might go back to Carolingian times. The settlement's importance stemmed from its location on several trading roads that linked the Siegerland, Koblenz, Frankfurt, the Lahn area and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rehe, Germany
Rehe is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen and Limburg. Within the municipal area is found the Krombach Reservoir, which is also split by the border to the county of Lahn-Dill Kreis of Hesse. Rehe belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. Right at the outer North-East of the Village crosses the border of the German federal state of Hesse. History About 1300, Rehe had its first documentary mention. The heritage of the name Rehe is relatively unknown, but it's being said that the first family to settle down in the area had the name Reeh. Another possible explanation is, that the name references to the big population of deers (in German Reh(e)) around the area. Yet another explanation lays in the name of the little river flowing across the area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberroßbach
Oberroßbach is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The community is located in the area of Hoher Westerwald between Siegen and Limburg an der Lahn. Through the community flows the Dorfbach. Near the community, and indeed at its original location, flows the actual Roßbach. Oberroßbach belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. Greater towns in the area are Siegen and Koblenz. The community’s highest point is Löh, also known as ''Hiesel''. Geology In the 20th century, basalt was quarried in Oberroßbach. Until about 1970, the roadway was cobbled. Neighbouring communities Oberroßbach borders on Fehl-Ritzhausen, Zehnhausen, Niederroßbach, Hof and Salzburg. Population Almost all inhabitants follow the Protestant faith. There are, however, also atheists, Catholics and members of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |