Kirburg

Kirburg ( dialect: Kirbursch, Kirbe Rich) is a municipality in the Westerwald district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Bad Marienberg (Westerwald ).

Geographical location

The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and victories. The Wäschenbach, which belongs to the catchment area of ​​the victory, flows through the urban area.

History

1215, the village was first mentioned. Kirburg was then the westernmost vicarage of the mother parish Haiger, the border river " Nigra Morla " has given the place Moerlen the name. The half-timbered church Built in 1866 gave 1959 a stone building.

Parish council

The local council in Kirburg consists of twelve council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Culture and sights

→ see the list of cultural monuments in Kirburg

Traffic

Directly through the site, the B 414, which runs from Driedorf- Hohenroth after Hachenburg runs. The nearest motorway junction is Haiger / Burbach on the A45 Dortmund - Hanau, about 25 kilometers away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur the high-speed line Cologne-Rhine/Main.