- Löhnberg
Infobox German Location
Wappen = Wappen Löhnberg.svg
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 31
lon_deg = 08 |lon_min = 16
Lageplan = Limburg-Weilburg Löhnberg.png
Bundesland = Hessen
Regierungsbezirk = Gießen
Landkreis = Limburg-Weilburg
Höhe = 145
Fläche = 33.85
Einwohner = 4370
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 35792
Vorwahl = 06471
Kfz = LM
Website = [http://www.gemeinde-loehnberg.de www.gemeinde-loehnberg.de]
Bürgermeister = Jörg SauerLöhnberg is a community north of
Weilburg inLimburg-Weilburg district inHesse ,Germany .Geography
Location
Löhnberg lies between
Wetzlar and the district seat ofLimburg an der Lahn .Neighbouring communities
Löhnberg borders in the north on the community of
Greifenstein , in the east on the towns ofLeun andBraunfels (all three in theLahn-Dill-Kreis ), in the south on the town ofWeilburg , and in the west on the communities ofMerenberg andMengerskirchen (all three in Limburg-Weilburg).Constituent communities
Löhnberg’s "
Ortsteil e" are Löhnberg (administrative seat), Niedershausen, Obershausen and Selters.History
All three constituent communities had their first documentary mention in the late 13th or early 14th century, although in Selters’s case it is rather unclear as the village has the same name as both Selters in
Rhineland-Palatinate and Selters in theTaunus . A document from the year 1317, however, can unequivocably be said to refer to Selters an der Lahn, now the Löhnberg constituent community, although it seems likely that the place might have been mentioned earlier. In 1324, the Laneburg, a castle belonging to Nassau, was first mentioned. It must have been built shortly before this. At that time, Löhnberg’s main centre was still called "Heimau" and was granted under this name town rights in 1321. However, the new town had its growth stunted because it lay so near Weilburg and also because it was pledged in 1344 to the Nassau line whose seat was there. The Laneburg had its ownchurch by 1342 and as of 1355 a priest. In theReformation , the community became Evangelical. In the late 16th century, the Laneburg was converted into aRenaissance palace and for a short time was a Nassau-Dillenburg residence. In 1900, the castle was gutted by fire.The constituent community of Obershausen had its first documentary mention in 1310, and Niedershausen in 1296.
Within the framework of administrative reform in Hesse in the 1970s, the formerly autonomous communities of Löhnberg, Niedershausen, Obershausen and Selters an der Lahn, which had belonged to the old Oberlahnkreis, merged into a new collective community of Löhnberg.
Politics
Community council
The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:
Town partnerships
Löhnberg maintains partnership arrangements with the following places:
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Museums
* "Lahneburgmuseum für Geologie und Paläontologie"
Buildings
In Löhnberg stands the Laneburg. Furthermore, there are the Evangelical castle church from 1738 and the Catholic church of Saint Hedwig’s parish.
Economy and infrastructure
In the outlying centre of Selters are two bottling businesses that market the
mineral water that is recovered there, one of which is the countrywide famous "Selterswasser", marketed throughout Germany.Transport
Through the community runs "
Bundesstraße " 49 (Limburg -Wetzlar ).With its
railway station on the "Lahntalbahn", Löhnberg is linked to the railway network.Education
In Löhnberg there is one
primary school named "Grundschule auf dem Falkenflug".Secondary school s are available in the nearby town ofWeilburg .Public institutions
*
Kindergarten HABAKUK Löhnberg
* Kindergarten "Kleine Strolche" Niedershausen
* Löhnberg Volunteer Fire Brigade, founded 1901 (includes Youth Fire Brigade)
* Niedershausen Volunteer Fire Brigade, founded 1901 (includes Youth Fire Brigade)
* Obershausen Volunteer Fire Brigade, founded 1934 (includes Youth Fire Brigade)
* Selters Volunteer Fire Brigade, founded 1934Famous people
* Hermine Spies-Hardtmuth (b.
25 February 1857 in Löhnberger Hütte; d.26 February 1893 inWiesbaden ) was a Germanopera singer. She was said to be one ofEurope ’s leadingcontralto s and an outstanding interpreter of works byJohannes Brahms , with whom she was friends.* Wilhelm Kremer. He was Mayor of Löhnberg and Hessian State Chairman of the VdK (service club for the handicapped, chronically ill, elderly).
External links
* [http://www.gemeinde-loehnberg.de/ Löhnberg] de icon
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