Horbach, Westerwaldkreis
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| Horbach | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Montabaur |
| Mayor | Uli Schmidt |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 3.94 km² (1.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 305 m (1001 ft) |
| Population | 717 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 182 /km² (471 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WW |
| Postal code | 56412 |
| Area code | 06439 |
| Website | www.vg-montabaur.de |
| Location of Horbach within Westerwaldkreis district | |
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Horbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
The community lies in the Westerwald south of Montabaur in the Nassau Nature Park. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate.
[edit] History
In 1486, Horbach had its first documentary mention.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Community council
The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
[edit] Coat of arms
Horbach’s location in the so-called Buchfinkenländchen is symbolized by the chaffinch in the community’s arms. The wavy bend stands for one of the headwater streams that builds the Daubach, which rises in Horbach. The heraldic lily refers to the name’s meaning (horo = swamp), recalling as it does a kind of lily that grows in wetlands. The tinctures red and silver were the heraldic colours borne by the Electorate of Trier.
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Transport
The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt) some 9 km away.
[edit] External links
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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