Limbach, Westerwaldkreis
Limbach is a municipality in the Westerwald district in Rhineland- Palatinate. The agriculturally structured residential community belongs to the municipality Hachenburg. Limbach is a nationally recognized resort.
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Geographical location
The town is located 250 meters above sea level in the Westerwald between Limburg and victories, six kilometers from Hachenburg away in the valley of the Little Nister in nature and landscape protection area Kroppacher Switzerland, directly on Westerwaldsteig hiking trail. The neighboring towns are home Born in the West, Atzelgift in the east, the south and Astert Heuzert in the southwest of the village. To the south lies the Aßberg (327 m).
History
Limbach was first mentioned in a deed in 1346, but is expected to be considerably older as a place with the ending- bach. The town's name derives from the flowing into the Little Nister in place Lehmbach. Economic importance had in earlier times, the roof slate quarry Assberg and Limbacher mill. Limbach had twelve houses in 1579 and 1793 whose nineteen.
The village belonged to the parish of Limbach Kroppach and by the end of the 18th century the country wonderfully to the county of Sayn- Hachenburg. 1799 was the county on the Erbweg to the princes of Nassau- Weilburg. In connection with the formation of the Confederation of the Rhine was the region and thus Limbach 1806. At the newly established Duchy of Nassau Under the management of Nassau Limbach was assigned to the Office Hachenburg. After the annexation of the Duchy of Nassau, the place came in 1866 to the Kingdom of Prussia and was from 1868 to the province of Hesse -Nassau and Oberwesterwald circle. Since 1946, Limbach is part of Rhineland- Palatinate.
The development of the population of Limbach, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Limbach consists of eight council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
Community partnership
Since 1998, a partnership with the community Kács in Hungary.
Culture and sights
In the village of Limbach Limbach Museum has been operated since 1987 in an old barn. More than a thousand exhibits on local history are presented.
South of the town is the medieval roof slate quarry Assberg. In it were first in mining, later also mined underground, Slate and made into roofing slates on. With shale from the pit Assberg is, inter alia, Hachenburg the castle and convent Marienstatt covered. Today, the roof slate quarry is expanded into a freely accessible visitor mine. It is right on Westerwaldsteig.
Also on the southern edge of the rocks is high Ley (270 m).
The landmark of Limbach is the 1871 built of rubble stone arch bridge over the Little Nister; its predecessor, a wooden bridge was already partially collapsed. The total cost of 1467 guilders the community received a grant of 1208 gulden; It was renovated in 1978 and will be deemed received remarkable monument.
Here since 1971, every year on the second Saturday in July there is the Bridge Festival. Now come to this Sommernachsfest several thousand visitors to the small town.
The herbal market in Limbach place regularly every 2 years on the 3rd Sunday in August and is the largest and most unique natural market in the Westerwald. It is run by volunteers from the Limbacher village community since 1985. All proceeds will benefit the Westerwald - problem children.
Clubs
Limbacher Dorfmusikanten 1919 Männergesangverein harmony, Tourist Limbach, Sports Club Blue-White, tennis club Limbach.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
South of the town runs the federal highway 414 which leads from Hohenroth after Hachenburg. The nearest motorway junctions are in Siegen, Herborn Wilnsdorf and on the A 45 (Dortmund - casting ). The next connection points to the A 3 (Cologne - Frankfurt ) are in Montabaur and Mogendorf. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur the high-speed line Cologne-Rhine/Main.