Ransbach-Baumbach

Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen von Ransbach Baumbach.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 27 | lat_sec = 58
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 43 | lon_sec = 31
Lageplan = Ransbach Baumbach im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Ransbach-Baumbach
Höhe = 300
Fläche = 12.14
Einwohner = 7368
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56235
Vorwahl = 02623
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 062
Gliederung = 2
Adresse-Verband = Rheinstrasse 50
56235 Ransbach-Baumbach
Website = [http://www.ransbach-baumbach.de/ www.ransbach-baumbach.de]
Bürgermeister = Gottfried Dahm
Partei = CDU

Ransbach-Baumbach is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Ransbach-Baumbach is the seat of the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Geography

Location

The community lies in the Westerwald about 10 km northwest of Montabaur, and 15 km northeast of Koblenz.

History

In 1330, the parish of Ransbach had its first documentary mention. Already in 959, however, the "Montabaurer Zehntbeschreibung" (a “description of tithes”), speaks of the vanished community of "Desper" (Dedinsburg) near Ransbach. In 1373, the name "Babenbach" for Baumbach crops up. In 1969, Ransbach and Baumbach were merged into one community. In 1971, in the course of municipal restructuring, the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Ransbach-Baumbach was founded. In 1975, Ransbach-Baumbach was granted town rights.

Partnerships

*flagicon|France Pleurtuit, Brittany, France since 1985
*flagicon|Rwanda Parish of Rukoma in Mirenge, Rwanda since April 2005

Schools and kindergartens

* Astrid Lindgren-Schule (primary school/whole-day school)
* Erich Kästner-Schule (Regionalschule)
* St. Markus Catholic Kindergarten
* St. Antonius Catholic Kindergarten
* St. Martin Town Kindergarten

Sightseeing

Ransbach-Baumbach lies in the heart of the Kannenbäckerland, a small region known for its ceramics industry.
*Many pottery works in and around Ransbach-Baumbach
*40-m-high lookout tower on the Köppel
*Yearly pottery market on the first weekend in October
*Marktschänke (inn)
*Erlenhofsee (lake)

Famous people

The tenor Johannes Kalpers grew up in Ransbach-Baumbach. So, too, did the Vicar-General of the Archbishop of Cologne, Prelate Dr. Dominik Schwaderlapp.

Other

Since 1676 the Fohr Brewery has been in Ransbach-Baumbach.