Höchstenbach

Höchstenbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

Höchstenbach
Coat of arms
Location of Höchstenbach within Westerwaldkreis district
Höchstenbach
Höchstenbach
Coordinates: 50°38′01″N 7°44′41″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Government
 • MayorAnke Fuchs
Area
 • Total5.67 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Elevation
310 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total697
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57629
Dialling codes02680
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.hachenburg-vg.de

Geography

Location

The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen in the Wied Valley. Through the community flows the river Wied.

History

On 27 May 1269, Höchstenbach had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 11 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

Worth seeing is the village church built in the early 13th century in Romanesque transition style. Within the church are found valuable Early Gothic frescoes.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The community lies at the crossroads of Bundesstraßen 8, leading from Limburg an der Lahn to Siegburg, and 413 from Bendorf (near Koblenz) to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Dierdorf and Mogendorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 20 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

People

References
  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.
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