Horbach, Westerwaldkreis

Horbach is a municipality in the Westerwald district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Montabaur.

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Geographical location

The community lies in the Westerwald south of Montabaur Nassau nature park in the so-called chaffinch country.

History

Horbach was first documented in 1486.

Policy

The local council in Horbach consists of twelve council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a 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 location Horbachs the so-called chaffinch little country is represented by the Chaffinch. The wave oblique bar represents one of the tributaries of the source Daubachs, which rises in Horbach. The heraldic lily, who served the swamp lily for example, refers to the qualifying expression of the place name: horo = swamp. The colors red and silver are the kurtrierischen crest colors.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

The nearest motorway junction is Montabaur on the A 3 Cologne -, about nine kilometers from Frankfurt.

Montabaur (Verbandsgemeinde) Common Chaffinch Boden, Germany Daubach, Westerwaldkreis Eitelborn Gackenbach Girod Heilberscheid Heiligenroth Holler, Germany Kadenbach Nentershausen, Rhineland-Palatinate Niederelbert Niedererbach Nomborn Oberelbert Simmern, Westerwaldkreis Stahlhofen Untershausen Welschneudorf Integrated Authority File
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