Breitenau, Germany

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Name = Breitenau
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen von Breitenau.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 29 |lat_sec = 53
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 41 |lon_sec = 26
Lageplan = Breitenau im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Ransbach-Baumbach
Höhe = 205
Fläche = 6.06
Einwohner = 696
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56237
Vorwahl = 02623
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 006
Adresse-Verband = Rheinstraße 50
56235 Ransbach-Baumbach
Website = [http://www.breitenau.de/ www.breitenau.de]
Bürgermeister = Jürgen Berleth

Breitenau is an "Ortsgemeinde" – a community belonging to a "Verbandsgemeinde" – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Breitenau belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Geography

Location

The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen on the rim of the Rhein-Westerwald Nature Park ("Naturpark Rhein-Westerwald").

History

The village had its first mention in 1265 as "Bredenowe". From 1343 until 1664 it belonged to the county of Isenburg, and then it passed to the Electorate of Trier. In 1802 it passed to the Duchy of Nassau, and eventually, in 1866, to Prussia.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 12 council members, including the honorary and presiding mayor ("Ortsbürgermeister"), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Music

Now having become an integral part of the community’s, and indeed the whole Haiderbach’s, life, the "St. Georgsbläser Haiderbach e.V." were founded in 1976. The club, with its 45-strong wind orchestra, is a fixture in community life and promotes musical talent among children and youths who live on the Haiderbach through a training orchestra, a youth orchestra, flute groups and early musical training. Besides appearances within the Haiderbach communities, such as at the traditional kermis, the St. Georgsbläser can always be heard at great shooting festivals, kermis parades and concerts. The yearly high point is the "Singende, klingende Haiderbach" with the Haiderbach Choir Association and the church choir, which always takes place on the first Saturday in April.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The A 3 with its "Mogendorf" interchange (AS 38) lies 6 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

External links

* [http://www.breitenau.de/ Breitenau] de icon