Homberg, Westerwaldkreis

Homberg
Coat of arms
Homberg
Location of Homberg within Westerwaldkreis district
Coordinates: 50°38′32″N 8°06′23″E / 50.64222°N 8.10639°E / 50.64222; 8.10639Coordinates: 50°38′32″N 8°06′23″E / 50.64222°N 8.10639°E / 50.64222; 8.10639
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Rennerod
Government
• Mayor	Michael Gräb
Area
• Total	2.16 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Elevation	585 m (1,919 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	176
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	56479
Dialling codes	02664
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.homberg-westerwald.de

Homberg 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

Location

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

Transport

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

External links

• Homberg (in German)
• Homberg in the collective municipality’s Web pages (in German)