Bellingen, Rhineland-Palatinate

Bellingen is a municipality in the Westerwald district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Westerburg.

Geographical location

Bellingen is located in a valley 7 km northwest of Westerburg.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1386, were leased as possessions of St. Florin pin to Koblenz in the decade to Höhn.

The development of the population of Bellingen, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Parish council

The local council in Bellingen Council consists of twelve members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Traffic

  • South of the village, the B 255, which runs from Montabaur to Herborn runs.
  • The nearest motorway junction is Montabaur on the A 3
  • The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur the high-speed line Cologne-Rhine/Main.

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.
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