Horbach, Westerwaldkreis

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Name = Horbach
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen von Horbach.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 22 |lat_sec = 23
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 51 |lon_sec = 10
Lageplan = Horbach im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Montabaur
Höhe = 305
Fläche = 3.94
Einwohner = 717
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56412
Vorwahl = 06439
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 034
Adresse-Verband = Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 8
56410 Montabaur
Website = [http://www.vg-montabaur.de/haupt/gemeinden/inhalt/gemeinde_horbach/index.html www.vg-montabaur.de]
Bürgermeister = Uli Schmidt
Partei =

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

Geography

Location

The community lies in the Westerwald south of Montabaur in the Nassau Nature Park. The community belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate.

History

In 1486, Horbach had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Coat of arms

Horbach’s location in the so-called "Buchfinkenländchen" is symbolized by the chaffinch in the community’s arms. The wavy bend stands for one of the headwater streamsthat builds the Daubach, which rises in Horbach. The heraldic lily refers to the name’s meaning ("horo" = swamp), recalling as it does a kind of lily that grows in wetlands. The tinctures red and silver were the heraldic colours borne by the Electorate of Trier.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The nearest Autobahn interchange is "Montabaur" on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt) some 9 km away.

External links

* [http://www.vg-montabaur.de/haupt/gemeinden/inhalt/gemeinde_horbach/index.html Horbach in the collective municipality’s Web pages] de icon