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Long tap is a municipality in the Westerwald region in the northeast of Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Westerburg.

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Geography

Long cock located in the Upper Westerwald. Through the municipal area flows the Elbbach, which rises in the neighboring Ailertchen and leads to Limburg an der Lahn in the Lahn. The municipality lies at an altitude 400-505 m above sea level. NN.

The community of Long tap consists of the four districts of Long Hahn, Behind churches, mills and rear Hölzenhausen.

History

Long cock was first documented in 1334 as a country grove. 1386 as follows Hölzenhausen Holter Husen, 1417 Hinterkirchen as background church and in 1593 Behind mills as " uff the Hintermuell in Braeschied ".

The church today Long tap was re-formed on 7 June 1969 the dissolved municipalities Hinterkirchen, Hölzenhausen and long cock. Behind the church Mills was incorporated into a long cock on April 1, 1969.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Long tap consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman. The 16 seats in the municipal council are divided into two groups of voters.

Coat of arms

The two diagonally crossed arrows, which are reminiscent of the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, symbolize the Chapel of St. Sebastian. The six-spoked water wheel stands for the mill industry, which has been for the economic history of the district of paramount importance. The four diamonds symbolize the four districts and refer to the manorial aspect. The red tincture is reminiscent of the Diezi 's, the blue color of the Nassau country color.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Long tap is located on the B 255 and is connected to the upper Westerwaldbahn, whose highest point is 463 m above sea level located in Long cock.

Sports

The well-known football club SG Long cock / Roth Bach is from Long cock. The team reached the rise in the regional league, today's Rhineland league in the season 1999 /2000. At the end of the 2008/2009 season the team was withdrawn from the on -district leagues. In the 2009/2010 season, the venue was in the county league D and managed immediately, the rise in the county league C. In the 2012/2013 season the next ascent was made ​​in the county league B. In Long cock there is a hard court and a multipurpose hall, which is usually used for sporting activities.

Personalities

  • Johann Georg Baldus (* 1789 in Long Hahn, † 1855 in Bellingen ), mayor from 1818 to 1840, member of the Chamber of Deputies of Nassau in Wiesbaden from 1832 to 1847, President of the Chamber from 1834 to 1836.
  • Thorsten Wörsdörfer (born 1967 ), former German football player and coach, born in Long cock.
Westerburg (Verbandsgemeinde) Elbbach (Lahn) Duchy of Nassau Bellingen, Rhineland-Palatinate Berzhahn Brandscheid, Westerwaldkreis Enspel Girkenroth Guckheim Halbs Hergenroth Kaden Pottum Rotenhain Stahlhofen am Wiesensee Weltersburg Willmenrod Winnen Integrated Authority File
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