Alsbach (Westerwald)

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Coat of arms of the local community Alsbach
Alsbach (Westerwald)
Map of Germany, position of the local community Alsbach highlighted

Coordinates: 50 ° 28 '  N , 7 ° 40'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Westerwaldkreis
Association municipality : Ransbach-Baumbach
Height : 289 m above sea level NHN
Area : 4.76 km 2
Residents: 636 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 134 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 56237
Area code : 02601
License plate : WW
Community key : 07 1 43 001
Association administration address: Rheinstrasse 50
56235 Ransbach-Baumbach
Website : www.alsbach.de
Local Mayor : Heike Christmann
Location of the local community Alsbach in the Westerwaldkreis
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Alsbach is a municipality in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Ransbach-Baumbach community .

geography

View over Alsbach from the northeast

The community is located in the Westerwald , about eight kilometers east of Bendorf , three kilometers north of Höhr-Grenzhausen and eleven kilometers west of Montabaur . In the southeast, the Masselbach forms the border with the neighboring municipality of Kammerforst . Around 55 percent of the municipal area is forested and 36 percent is used for agriculture.

The Gut Hof Rembs and Hüttenmühle residential areas also belong to Alsbach .

Gut Hof Rembs, aerial photo (2018)

history

Evangelical parish church

Alsbach was first mentioned in 1143. In 1564 the Reformation was introduced in the parish of Alsbach under the Wiedischen rule. Due to the accession of the two Nassau princes to the Confederation of the Rhine and the simultaneous mediation of the Wied princes, Alsbach belonged to the Duchy of Nassau from 1806 ( Selters office ) and came to the Kingdom of Prussia in 1866 . Under the Prussian administration, Alsbach belonged to the Unterwesterwaldkreis in the Wiesbaden region . After the Second World War , Alsbach came to the newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate . The Unterwesterwaldkreis and thus Alsbach was now assigned to the new administrative district of Montabaur . After its dissolution, the Unterwesterwaldkreis became part of the Koblenz administrative district in 1968 ; Alsbach has belonged to the Ransbach-Baumbach community since 1972 and the Westerwaldkreis since 1974 .

Population development

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

year Residents
1815 214
1835 228
1871 251
1905 340
1939 346
1950 400
year Residents
1961 397
1970 506
1987 577
1997 568
2005 588
2017 610

politics

Municipal council

The council in Alsbach consists of twelve council members, who in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote were elected, and the volunteer local mayor as chairman.

mayor

Heike Christmann became the local mayor of Alsbach on July 3, 2019. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, she was elected for five years with 65.74 percent of the votes cast.

Christmann's predecessor Ralf Scheyer had held the office for 20 years.

coat of arms

Alsbach coat of arms
 Blazon : "Argent three black bars covered with a left Hinsch riding, reinforced red tailed and golden peacock"
Justification of the coat of arms: It is based on the coat of arms of the Counts of Wied , the former rulers of Alsbach.

Economy and Infrastructure

The federal motorway 48 runs south of Alsbach . The nearby Brexbachtalbahn was shut down.

Alsbach has a village community center.

Personalities

See also

Web links

Commons : Alsbach  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
  2. ↑ a b State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
  3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2019 [ Version 2020 is available. ] . S. 77 (PDF; 3 MB).
  4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
  5. ↑ a b WW-Kurier: Alsbach has a new local mayor and council. MVV Medienverlag Westerwald-Sieg UG & Co. KG, Wissen, July 18, 2019, accessed on June 27, 2020 .
  6. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, direct elections