Hartenfels

Hard rock ( dialect: Harbels ) is a municipality in the Westerwald district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of seltzer (Westerwald ).

Geographical location

Hard Rock is located at Wood Creek and about 4 km from Herschbach and 8 kilometers of seltzer (Westerwald ). Neighboring municipalities are Herschbach and leg mountain in the west, the east and Maxsain stones in the south of the church. A small, belonging to Hard Rock Forest area of the hard Kopf, is located north of the village on the B8 between Freilingen and Höchstenbach outside the district boundaries.

History and Sights

The hard rock castle was first mentioned in ancient writings in 1249. 1332 was the place rock hard by Ludwig the Bavarian town rights of Frankfurt, which was confirmed in 1346 by Charles IV. The place is known for its ruined castle ruins since 1593, only the tower is from the exception of a few walls. It is of a similar Creamer tower of a castle, which was built in the mid 13th century to monitor the nearby trade route from Frankfurt to Cologne.

It belonged to the Countess Matilda of Sayn from the legacy of her late husband in 1246 Henry III. von Sayn and came under Archbishop Arnold II of Isenburg to the Electorate of Trier.

The ruin is named Schmanddippe in dialect. 1999 celebrated the town hard rock its 750th anniversary.

In addition to the ruins are more attractions:

  • Jewish cemetery (since 1991 under monument protection)
  • Basalt Column " tithe sheaves "

The cultural heritage of the community are included in the list of cultural monuments in hard rock.

Parish council

The local council in hard rock is composed of twelve councilors, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Economy and infrastructure

The most important employer is the company Huf Haus GmbH & Co. KG with 470 employees.

Wind farm Hartenfelser head

In summer 2006, 12 wind turbines were completed Enercon E-70 on the Hartenfelser head. These provide approximately 12,500 households. It is thus one of the largest wind farm projects in a forest that has ever been implemented in the Federal Republic. 4 wind turbines are in the district hard rock.

Regular events

In January find in honor of the patron saint, St. Anthony, Patronatstag January 17, held over two consecutive weekends, two concerts at the Musikverein. On the Castle Hill takes place every year at Pentecost, the music festival "Rock am Turm " instead of a Christmas up to 8 m high lit real Christmas tree each year is based on the tower. The fair takes place in hard rock usually on the first weekend in July.

Choirs, clubs, etc.

The community is enriched by the large membership, the Musikverein, the equally large Volunteer Fire Hard Rock, the Möhnen club with a male ballet, as well as the church choir. The tennis club hard rock / mountain leg is also incorporated in community life.

Traffic

  • The community is located west of the B 8, leading from Limburg an der Lahn to Siegburg.
  • The nearest motorway junction is Mogendorf on the A 3
  • More motorway, there are at Dierdorf and Montabaur.
  • The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur the high-speed line Cologne-Rhine/Main.
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