Sessenbach

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen von Sessenbach.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 28 |lat_sec = 37
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 38 |lon_sec = 40
Lageplan = Seesenbach im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Ransbach-Baumbach
Höhe = 285
Fläche = 2.79
Einwohner = 522
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56237
Vorwahl = 02601
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 068
Adresse-Verband = Rheinstraße 50
56235 Ransbach-Baumbach
Website = [http://www.sessenbach.de/ www.sessenbach.de]
Bürgermeister = Willi Emmerich
Partei = CDU

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

Geography

Location

The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen in the Kannenbäckerland (“Jug Bakers’ Land”, a small region known for its ceramics industry). Through the community flows the Sessenbach, which belongs to the Rhine drainage basin. Sessenbach belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1321, the village had its first documentary mention as "Sinsinbach". Archaeological finds have led to the conclusion that there was once a Celtic dwelling pit settlement here.

At first documentary mention in 1321, Luther von Isenburg held "Sinsinbach" in fief. The Isenburg estate and the "Wollenschlägers Höfchen" at Sessenbach were in Isenburg hands until 1664, whereafter they passed to the Electorate of Trier. The Saynhof (1331, Hof “Uf der Seijne”) found itself in many owner’s hands, ending up in 1723 under the Oberwerth Monastery’s ownership. Isenburg-Grenzau owned a share of the tithes from Sessenbach in 1600.

Today, Sessenbach has roughly 550 inhabitants living in 160 houses with all together 230 dwellings in an area of 2.8 km².

In the 20th century, the villagers’ main livelihoods lay in agriculture and ceramics. In the realm of development in living conditions, Sessenbach has kept its “idyllic” village character, and village and club life here are important to the local people. Various clubs allow members to indulge their interests.

Since 1972 Sessenbach has belonged to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Ransbach-Baumbach.

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.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Autobahn A 48 with its "Höhr-Grenzhausen" (AS 12) interchange 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.sessenbach.de/ Sessenbach] de icon