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Boden is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a '' Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.


Geography


Location

The community lies north of Bundesautobahn 3, five kilometres from Montabaur. Through Boden's rural area flows the Ahrbach. The community belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality.


Neighbouring communities

Abutting Boden are, among others,
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 Nass ...
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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 ...
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Moschheim Moschheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community lies north of Montabaur on the ''Kannenbäckerstraße'' (“Jug Bakers’ Ro ...
, Niederahr and
Meudt Meudt is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the second biggest community in the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municip ...
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History

In 1211, Boden had its first documentary mention in the so-called , in which were written down the Trier Archbishops’ extensive holdings. The first chapel was built in 1716. The Church of the Assumption (''Maria Himmelfahrt''), built between 1914 and 1916 gives the village the look that it has today. An important rôle was played in Boden's development by clay quarrying, whose effects can clearly be seen all around Boden.


Religion

Ruppach-Goldhausen is the parish's main seat.


Politics

The municipal council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a
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classics, there is a broad programme on offer that has already entertained the 10,000 spectators at the Loreley.


Sport

*The ''ASV Boden'' is the community's sport club, offering wrestling and gymnastics as sports. *The ''Sportfreunde Boden e.V.'' are active in the areas of table tennis, badminton and athletics.


Economy and infrastructure

Owing to its central location in western Germany and the well developed transport connections, Boden is easy to reach. Along the community runs '' Bundesstraße'' 255, linking Montabaur and Marburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is ''Montabaur'' on the A 3 ( CologneFrankfurt). The nearest
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stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line. The Kannenbäckerstrasse links Boden to Neuhäusel and runs through the Kannenbäckerland.


References


External links


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