Herschbach, Wallmerod

Herschbach ( Oberwesterwald ) is a municipality in the Westerwald district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Wallmerod. Herschbach is a nationally recognized resort.

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Hachenburg.

The quarters are Herschbach, Wahnscheid and hole home.

History

Herschbach was first mentioned in documents as Hader ego Bach in 1290.

On January 1, 1976, the name component " ( Oberwesterwald District)" in " (Upper Westerwald) " has been changed.

The development of the population of Herschbach ( Oberwesterwald ), the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Herschbach ( Oberwesterwald ) consists of twelve council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 of personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman. The twelve seats in the municipal council are divided into two groups of voters. In the previous election in 2004, a majority vote was held.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms description reads: " Late Gothic Buckler. Cleaved by a bent- black lace, in a silver, gold reinforced eagle. front in gold, a blue wave beams. the back of a red silver created high cross. "

Traffic

Directly through the village runs the main road 8, Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef ( victory ) connects. The nearest motorway junction is Montabaur on the Autobahn 3 (Cologne - Frankfurt ), about 11 kilometers away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur the high-speed line Cologne-Rhine/Main.