Bretthausen

Bretthausen is a municipality in the Westerwald district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Rennerod.

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Geography

The municipality is located in the northeast part of the Westerwald district in the Westerwald. It is located between victories in the north and Limburg an der Lahn south about 9 km east-northeast of Bad Marienberg. Immediately to the west of it, the Salzburger Kopf, about 2 km east-southeast rises the Fuchskaute.

Neighboring municipalities are Stein-Neukirch in the northwest, Liebenscheid in the north and White Mountain in the east.

History

Bretthausen was first mentioned around the year 1300.

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Bretthausen consists of six 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 is: The colors blue, red, gold and silver indicate the former territorial affiliations. Three golden ears symbolize the important role of agriculture, the two shallow blue flowers have the Leinanbau back and the wave band is associated with the Great Nister. The bell tower is symbolized for the school Built in 1910.

Culture and sights

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

• In the immediate vicinity of the place, the federal highways intersect 54 connects the Limburg an der Lahn with victories, and 414, which runs from Hohenroth after Hachenburg.
• The nearest motorway junction is Herborn on the A45 Dortmund -Aschaffenburg, about 20 kilometers away.
• The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur the high-speed line Cologne-Rhine/Main.