Breitenau, Germany

Breitenau is a municipality in the Westerwald district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Ransbach -Baumbach.

  • 4.1 Music
  • 5.1 traffic

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen on the edge of the Rhine -Westerwald.

Width- to include the residential places Adenroth and Forestry House Rembserhof.

History

The first mention of the village in 1265 as Bredenowe. From 1343 to 1664 it was isenburgisch, then kurtrierisch, 1803 was the town Kurtrier to Nassau on. 1866 came to the village of Prussia.

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

Policy

Parish council

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

Coat of arms

The coat of arms description reads: "In a split plate above a silver dragon in red occupied by a stationary black sword down in silver two red bars ".

Culture and sights

Music

The association founded in 1973, " St. Georg Haider wind Bach "with its 45 musicians and musicians strong band is an integral part of the church and local church. He also promotes with training, pre-and youth orchestra, flute groups and an early musical education, the musicality of living on the creek Haider children and adolescents. In addition to performances within the Haider Bach communities, such as on the traditional fun fair, the St. George blowers are also heard repeatedly at large Fastnachts and fair parades and concerts. Among the highlights is the "singing, sounding Haider Bach" with the Choral Society Haider Bach and the church choir, a concert evening, which is organized every two years in the Haider Bach hall.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

  • The A 3 to the junction Mogendorf (AS 38) is six kilometers away.
  • The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur the high-speed line Cologne-Rhine/Main.

Pictures of Breitenau, Germany

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