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Horbach, Westerwaldkreis

Horbach
Coat of arms of Horbach
Location of Horbach within Westerwaldkreis district
Horbach is located in Germany
Horbach
Horbach
Horbach is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Horbach
Horbach
Coordinates: 50°22′23″N 7°51′10″E / 50.37306°N 7.85278°E / 50.37306; 7.85278
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Montabaur
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Christoph Büttner[1]
Area
 • Total3.94 km2 (1.52 sq mi)
Elevation
305 m (1,001 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total701
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56412
Dialling codes06439
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.vg-montabaur.de

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

Geography

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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

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In 1486, Horbach had its first documentary mention.

Politics

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Community council

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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

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Horbach's location in the so-called Buchfinkenländchen is symbolized by the common chaffinch in the community's arms. The wavy bend stands for one of the headwater streams that builds the Daubach, which rises in Horbach. The heraldic lily refers to the name's meaning (horo = swamp), recalling as it does a kind of lily that grows in wetlands. The tinctures red and silver were the heraldic colours borne by the Electorate of Trier.

Economy and infrastructure

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The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt) some 9 km away.

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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