Bannberscheid

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
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Wappen = Wappen von Bannberscheid.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 28 |lat_sec = 28
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Lageplan = Bannberscheid im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Wirges
Höhe = 260
Fläche = 1.88
Einwohner = 624
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56424
Vorwahl = 02602
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 003
Adresse-Verband = Bahnhofstraße 10
56422 Wirges
Bürgermeister = Gerhard Hommrich

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

Geography

Location

The community lies north of Montabaur some 260 m in elevation in meadowland with a gradually climbing slope, within the low mountain landscape of the Westerwald, which is framed by the high Westerwald and the Montabaur Heights ("Montabaurer Höhenzug"). Since 1971 the community has belonged to what was then the newly founded "Verbandsgemeinde" of Wirges, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate.

History

In 1211, Bannberscheid had its first documentary mention. From 1895 to 1897, the village church was built. The community was electrified in 1921 and in 1937 it was connected to the sewer system. Until the 1960s, clay quarrying was the community’s main source of income.

Politics

Community council

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

Coat of arms

The community’s arms were introduced in 1992 upon a decision by the council. They show a bend sinister of silver and red dividing the field into blue and gold. Above is a gold waterwheel and below along the shield’s edge are three blue steps.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

West of the community runs "Bundesstraße" 255, which leads from Montabaur to Rennerod. The nearest Autobahn interchange is "Montabaur" on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt am Main), some 3 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is at the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

External links

* [http://www.wirges.de/ort.asp?ort_id=11 Bannberscheid in the collective municipality’s Web pages] de icon