Simmern, Westerwaldkreis

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

  • 3.1 municipal
  • 3.2 Coat of Arms
  • 3.3 partnerships
  • 4.1 Music
  • 5.1 traffic

Geography

Geographical location

The community lies in the Westerwald east of Koblenz on the edge of the Park Nassau. The village is dominated by agriculture and commuters to the nearby regional center of Koblenz.

Neighboring communities

Neuhäusel, Koblenz, Hill Scheid, Eitelborn, land register of Guelph, Guelph, Kadenbach

History

Simmering was first mentioned in documents as Seven Burnen in 1198. Until the early 19th century it belonged to the Electorate of Trier, Office Ehrenbreitstein. By Reichsdeputationshauptschluss simmering reached with the Office Ehrenbreitstein 1803 Principality of Nassau -Weilburg and from 1806 to the Duchy of Nassau and the Nassau Office Montabaur 1816 allocated. 1866 was followed by the transition to the Kingdom of Prussia (from 1867 in Unterwesterwald circle). Simmering belongs since 1946 to the state of Rhineland -Palatinate and since 1974 the newly formed Westerwald region.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in simmering consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Allocation of seats in the local council:

Coat of arms

The Coat of Arms description is: The pile shaft with the seven wave has battlements on the place name simmering down, whose original name can be interpreted as Seven Burnen " seven springs, wells, water tanks ". The red bars cross refers to its affiliation Simmern to the electorate of Trier until 1803 and the golden lion in blue similarly to the Duchy of Nassau from 1806 to 1866.

Partnerships

Simmering leads a partnership with the Hungarian Pahi.

Culture and sights

Music

There are three playing music clubs in the city: the glee club Apollonia, founded in 1962, the church choir of St. Roch and the Musikverein, which has existed since 1930.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

  • The nearest motorway junction is Hatton of Stockhausen nine kilometers away on the A 48.
  • The nearest railway station is in Koblenz on the Rhine route rights.
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