Sessenbach

Sessenbach is a municipality in the Westerwald district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Ransbach -Baumbach.

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Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald in Kannenbäckerland. Through the town flows the Sessenbach, which belongs to the catchment area of the Rhine.

History

First mention found the village in 1321 as Sinsinbach. On the basis of archaeological finds was a Celtic settlement residential pit be detected. First mentioned in 1321; Luther of Isenburg possessed fiefs to " Sinsinbach ". The Isenburg yard and the " Want racket Höfchen " to Sessenbach were isenburgisch to 1664, then kurtrierisch. The Saynhof, 1331 Hof " Uf the Seijne " is assumed by changeful fate after he was last seen in 1723 in the possession of the monastery Oberwerth. Isenburg - BTA had around 1600 shares of the tithes of Sessenbach.

Today Sessenbach has about 550 inhabitants living in 160 houses, with a total of 230 units on an area of 2.8 km ². The main livelihood of citizens Sessenbacher coined in the 20th century, mainly agriculture and ceramics industry.

Since 1972, the local church Sessenbach belongs to the municipality Ransbach -Baumbach.

The development of the population of Sessenbach, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Sessenbach 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.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms description reads: " From Silver Blue by wave cut diagonally left divided, above a continuous red cross, crossed below silver hammer and grubbing hoe ."

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

  • The Federal Highway 48 to the junction Hatton of Hausen ( AS 12 ) is 6 km away.
  • The Federal Highway 3 to the junction Ransbach -Baumbach (AS 38 ) is located about 13 km away.
  • The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur the high-speed line Cologne-Rhine/Main.

Attractions

  • Planetarium & Observatory Sessenbach
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