Höchstenbach

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
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Lageplan = Höchstenbach im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Hachenburg
Höhe = 310
Fläche = 5.67
Einwohner = 709
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 57629
Vorwahl = 02680
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 241
Adresse-Verband = Gartenstraße 11 57627 Hachenburg
Website = [http://www.hachenburg-vg.de/08_gemeinden/höchstenbach/index.html www.hachenburg-vg.de]
Bürgermeister = Anke Fuchs

Höchstenbach is an "Ortsgemeinde" – a community belonging to a "Verbandsgemeinde" – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The community belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.

Geography

Location

The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen in the Wied Valley. Through the community flows the river Wied.

History

On 27 May 1269, Höchstenbach had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 11 council members, including the extraofficial mayor ("Bürgermeister"), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

Worth seeing is the village church built in the early 13th century in Romanesque transition style. Within the church are found valuable Early Gothic frescoes.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The community lies at the crossroads of "Bundesstraßen" 8, leading from Limburg an der Lahn to Siegburg, and 413 from Bendorf (near Koblenz) to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Dierdorf and Mogendorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 20 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.