Homberg, Westerwaldkreis
Homberg | |
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 Coat of arms | |
show Location of Homberg within Westerwaldkreis district | |
  Homberg | |
| Coordinates: 50°38′32″N 8°06′23″E / 50.64222°N 8.10639°ECoordinates: 50°38′32″N 8°06′23″E / 50.64222°N 8.10639°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Rennerod |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Michael Gräb[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.16 km2 (0.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 585 m (1,919 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 173 |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56479 |
| Dialling codes | 02664 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.homberg-westerwald.de |
Homberg (German pronunciation: [ˈhɔmbɛʁk] (
listen)) is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality.
Geography[]
The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen and Limburg on the 634 m-high Homberg (mountain). About 1 km to the west is found the Breitenbach Reservoir on the Breitenbach, an eastern tributary to the river Nister.
History[]
In 1256, Homberg had its first documentary mention as Hoimberch über dem Westerwald.
Politics[]
Community council[]
The council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Mayor[]
The community's mayor (Bürgermeister) is Michael Gräb (independent).
Economy and infrastructure[]
South of the community runs Bundesstraße 255, leading from Montabaur to Herborn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Herborn on the A 45 (Dortmund–Hanau), some 20 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References[]
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.
External links[]
- Homberg (in German)
- Homberg in the collective municipality’s Web pages (in German)
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