Obernhof

Obernhof is a municipality in the Rhein- Lahn-Kreis in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Nassau. Obernhof is a nationally recognized tourist.

  • 2.1 municipal
  • 3.1 Structures
  • 4.1 Viticulture

Geography

Geographical location

Obernhof located amidst the nature park Nassau. Depending on the bank of the Lahn is in the Taunus and the Westerwald.

In Obernhof the Gelbach from the north and the south of Dörsbach in the Lahn flows.

Railway connection is through the Lahn Valley Railway.

Community structure

To Obernhof includes the residential places Shed, Langenau and Miedziankit.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Obernhof consists of eight 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 eight seats on the council are divided into two groups of voters. In the previous election in 2004 the council members were elected by majority vote.

Culture and sights

Structures

  • Castle Langenau
  • Arnstein Abbey
  • Monastery ruins Brunnenburg
  • Protestant parish church ( 1715 Hall Baroque-style church built in )
  • Monastery mill: one lying at the foot of the monastery Arnstein mill serving at earlier times the monastery residents to produce food and nowadays home to a Bible school and a leisure center of evangelical mission community of torchbearers.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Obernhof

Economy and infrastructure

Viniculture

Obernhof is one of the few remaining wine-growing communities on the river Lahn and is therefore a special dar. Obernhof part of the Middle Rhine wine region. There are grown Pinot Noir and Riesling wines on the upper Hofer Goethe mountain.

Personalities

Haxel Ernst (1938-2008), from the media known as a singing winemakers of the Lahn and former Winzerverein Chairman.

Nassau (Verbandsgemeinde) Municipal council Hall church Mittelrhein (wine region) Allendorf, Rhein-Lahn Altendiez Arzbach Attenhausen Auel Aull, Germany Bad Ems Balduinstein Becheln Berg, Rhein-Lahn Berghausen, Rhineland-Palatinate Berndroth Bettendorf, Germany Biebrich, Rhineland Palatinate Birlenbach Bogel Bornich Braubach Bremberg Buch, Rhein-Lahn Burgschwalbach Charlottenberg, Germany Cramberg Dachsenhausen Dahlheim Dausenau Dessighofen Dienethal Diethardt Dornholzhausen Ebertshausen Eisighofen Eppenrod Ergeshausen Fachbach Filsen Geilnau Geisig Gemmerich Gutenacker Hainau, Germany Hambach, Germany Heistenbach Herold, Germany Himmighofen Hirschberg, Rhineland-Palatinate Holzappel Holzheim, Rhineland-Palatinate Horhausen, Rhein-Lahn Hunzel Isselbach Kaltenholzhausen Kasdorf Katzenelnbogen Kehlbach Kemmenau Kestert Klingelbach Lahnstein Langenscheid Laurenburg Lautert Lierschied Lipporn Lohrheim Lollschied Lykershausen Marienfels Miehlen Miellen Misselberg Mittelfischbach Mudershausen Netzbach Niederbachheim Niederneisen Niedertiefenbach Niederwallmenach Nievern Nochern Oberbachheim Oberfischbach Oberneisen Obertiefenbach Oberwallmenach Oberwies Oelsberg Osterspai Patersberg Pohl, Germany Prath, Germany Reckenroth Reichenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate Reitzenhain Rettershain Rettert Roth, Rhein-Lahn Ruppertshofen, Rhineland-Palatinate Sauerthal Scheidt, Rhineland-Palatinate Schiesheim Schweighausen Seelbach, Rhein-Lahn Singhofen Steinsberg Sulzbach, Rhein-Lahn Wasenbach Weidenbach, Rhein-Lahn Weisel Welterod Weyer, Germany Winden, Rhein-Lahn Winterwerb Zimmerschied
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