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Fachbach is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in
Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...
, in western
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 ...
. It belongs to the association community of Bad Ems-Nassau.


History

Fachbach got its name from the Fachbach creek (literally: wicker basket creek). On the official website it is stated, that the inhabitants fished trouts in former times with a wicker basket they called "Fach". The creek was first mentioned in 959 A.D., the village itself 1371 AD.


Culture and Sightseeing

Recommendable is the "Nieverner Hütte", an iron works on the Fachbacher island Oberau in the Lahn river. In former times it belongs to Nievern and is a recognized industrial monument. The island Oberau was the location of the Gustav Fudickar "Schlafwohl" (literally: Sleepwell) upholstery and mattress factory (founded 1885) between the 60s and 70s. The Fudickar upholstery and mattress factory built the Fachbacher district "Auf der Oberau" and had patents of special spring mattresses. Today, the buildings on the island Oberau are used by various small businesses. In the forest of Fachbach fossils were found and the fauna shows many various butterflies, including very rare specimens.


References

Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate Rhein-Lahn-Kreis {{RheinLahn-geo-stub