Hellenhahn-Schellenberg

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

• 5.1 traffic
• 5.2 Education

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen and Limburg.

At Bright -Schellenberg include the residential places Eichelhof, Brückenhof, Marienhof and hunting lodge Oberhirzberg.

History

Hellenhahn was first mentioned as Hildenhagen in records in 1062. The 220- years younger place Schellenberg were united on the orders of Duke Wilhelm of Nassau 1831 Hellenhahn. Since that time, ie the municipality Light -Schellenberg.

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

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Light -Schellenberg 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:

Coat of arms

The coat of arms description reads: "In blue on a growing, silvery rocks, accompanied by two golden ball clamps, a rotbewehrter cock with red comb and golden tongue right and left".

Culture and sights

In Bright -Schellenberg are some Asked conservation cultural monuments.

• The Catholic parish church of St. Peter in Chains, a cross-shaped basalt quarry stone of 1926.
• Several half-timbered houses from the 18th century.
• A Crossroads of the 18th century.

• A Crossroads of 1815.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

• Directly by the municipality runs the federal highway 255 which leads from Montabaur to Herborn and connects to motorways A 3 and A 45.
• The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station and the train station Montabaur Limburg on the high-speed line Cologne-Rhine/Main.

Education

• Kindergarten Bright -Schellenberg
• Elementary School Bright -Schellenberg