Heistenbach

Heistenbach is a municipality in the Rhein- Lahn-Kreis in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Diez.

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Geography

Geographical location

The local church Heistenbach is located in the Nassau nature park in the foothills of the Westerwald, about 1 km north-west of Diez, 4 km west of Limburg an der Lahn and about 14 km southeast of Montabaur. The Heistenbach flows through the territory of the local church.

Geology

In the era of the Devonian about 360 million years ago originated in sub-tropical lagoons by stromatoporoids and coral deposits Riffkalkschichten, the dry fell million years ago, 325-305. The meeting of two tectonic plates lateral Gebirgdruck and the turmoil pushed the limestone into each other and sometimes posed several hundred meters was built. It was partly to marble formation. The lime and partly marble was mined between 1872 and about 1963 in the area of ​​local church Heistenbach.

History

Celtic burial mounds in the area of ​​local church Heistenbach evidence of an early settlement. Heistenbach itself was first mentioned on March 4, 1319. The place belonged from 1806 to the Duchy of Nassau, which was annexed in 1866 by Prussia. Since 1946 it has been part of Rhineland- Palatinate.

Between 1828 and 1967 Heistenbach had its own elementary school. Today, the site belongs to the catchment area of the schools in Diez and Altendiez.

Until the 19th century, iron and manganese ore was mined in the area of Heistenbach. The mining was stopped in 1883.

Religion

Heistenbach is the Roman Catholic parish assigned to Sacred Heart in Diez and heard her to the pastoral space Diez, which in turn the district Limburg is incorporated in the diocese of Limburg.

On the Protestant side of the place of the parish Diez - Altendiez St. Peter in the Provost's Office of the Dean Diez South Nassau in the Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau ( EKHN ) is a member.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Heistenbach consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Allocation of seats in the local council:

Traffic

The nearest motorway junction is Diez at the A 3 about 7 km north of Diez. South of the Diez B 417 extends approximately 1 km Distance to town.

Heistenbach is connected via the bus 540 of the transport association Rhein-Mosel directly to Diez and Limburg an der Lahn.

The nearest railway stations are the ICE railway station Montabaur and Limburg Süd station.