Gackenbach

Gackenbach is a municipality in the Westerwald district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Montabaur. Gackenbach is a nationally recognized tourist.

  • 3.1 municipal
  • 4.1 Catholic parish church of St. Bartholomew and Sebastian
  • 4.2 Wildlife and Leisure Park Westerwald
  • 5.1 Established businesses
  • 6.1 personalities who have worked on site

Geography

Geographical location

Gackenbach is in the chaffinch country in southern Westerwald and in the geographical triangle between Koblenz, Limburg an der Lahn and Montabaur amidst the nature park Nassau.

Community structure

In addition to the main town Gackenbach This and Kirchähr are districts. This has about 70 inhabitants and is situated below Gackenbachs in Gelbachtal. The district is also in the Kirchähr Gelbachtal and consists mainly of the Karl Heim Kirchähr, a youth and conference center of the Diocese of Limburg with an associated campsite.

History

For the first time Gackenbach was first mentioned in 1290.

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

Policy

Parish council

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

Culture and sights

Catholic Parish Church of St. Bartholomew and Sebastian

The Catholic parish church of St. Bartholomew and Sebastian in Kirchähr there since at least 1200. Pending the completion of the new parish church in Gackenbach in 1884 it was the seat of the parish Kirchähr. Now this function has taken over the Gackenbacher church and can be seen as a dominant landmark of the village far above the heights of the Buchfinkenland addition. The parish church was fitted internally to a large extent by trappings of the old Romanesque church in Kirchähr. Interesting is, inter alia, the Flügelretabel, which dates from the period around 1480.

Wildlife and Leisure Park Westerwald

In Gackenbach is the wildlife and leisure park Westerwald, can observe many species of native animals and bison in their natural habitat where visitors to approximately 60 hectares. Furthermore, there is a petting zoo, picnic areas and a summer toboggan run of 400 m length.

Economy and infrastructure

Established businesses

  • The Fritz Stephan Medizintechnik GmbH manufactures equipment for medicine.

Personalities

Personalities who have worked on site

Jayne Gackenbach Montabaur (Verbandsgemeinde) Roman Catholic Diocese of Limburg Romanesque art Boden, Germany Daubach, Westerwaldkreis Eitelborn Girod Heilberscheid Heiligenroth Holler, Germany Horbach, Westerwaldkreis Kadenbach Nentershausen, Rhineland-Palatinate Niederelbert Niedererbach Nomborn Oberelbert Simmern, Westerwaldkreis Stahlhofen Untershausen Welschneudorf Integrated Authority File
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