Hilgert

Hilgert in Kannenbäckerland is a municipality in the Westerwald district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Hatton of Hausen.

  • 4.1 Cultural Monuments
  • 4.2 Natural Monuments
  • 5.1 traffic
  • 6.1 freeman
  • 6.2 Sons and daughters of the town

Geographical location

Hilgert is located about 13 km northeast of Koblenz on the edge of the Nassau nature park.

To Hilgert part of the district Faulbach.

History

First mentioned was the place or the estate " Hilgenrode " in 1340, as " Heymart from the Linden" had slain, a Friar " to Laach ," the cousin of the " Lupreicht of Hilgert ". As atonement was a " pension " for an " eternal light " to pay in the church at Alsbach.

Policy

Parish council

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

Allocation of seats in the elected municipal council:

Coat of arms

The description reads: " sign of be schweifter silver lace, in a two diagonally crossed blue clay pipes standing blue pitcher, divided; front in gold four oblique red bar, topped with a blue border ending left Peacock, back in blue a golden lion, accompanied by seven golden shingles ".

Culture and sights

Cultural Monuments

In Hilgert the former school, a former pipe bakery and several half-timbered houses are under monument protection.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Hilgert

Natural Monuments

In the district of Hilgert, there are three natural monuments:

  • In the southeast within the local situation a sessile oak, registered under ND - 7143-418
  • Southeast of the local situation, the rock group Buhl, registered under ND - 7143-419
  • East of the local situation, the "old oak " (Quercus robur), registered under ND 7143-421

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

  • The A48 junction with Hatton of Hausen ( AS 12 ) is 3 km away in the immediate vicinity of the municipal area.
  • The A 3 with the exit " Ransbach -Baumbach " is approximately 8 km away.
  • The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur the high-speed line or Cologne-Rhine/Main Koblenz on the Rhine right track.

Personalities

Freeman

  • Günter Schwaderlapp, mayor from 1989 to 2004 and an honorary citizen of Hilgert since 2004

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Alfred Radermacher (1913-1994), commander of U 120, U 393; Navigator on U 5 under Commander Heinrich Lehmann- Willenbrock
  • Albrecht Klauer - Simonis (1918-2002), artist and publisher
  • Udo E. Simonis ( born 1937 ), professor of environmental policy
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