Bettendorf (Taunus)
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Coordinates: 50 ° 14 ' N , 7 ° 52' E |
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Basic data | ||
State : | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
County : | Rhein-Lahn district | |
Association municipality : | Nasta | |
Height : | 310 m above sea level NHN | |
Area : | 3.24 km 2 | |
Residents: | 324 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 100 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Postal code : | 56355 | |
Area code : | 06772 | |
License plate : | EMS, DIZ, GOH | |
Community key : | 07 1 41 012 | |
Association administration address: | Bahnhofstrasse 1 56355 Nastätten |
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Local Mayor : | Manfred Poguntke | |
Location of the local community Bettendorf in the Rhein-Lahn district | ||
Bettendorf is a municipality in the Rhein-Lahn district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the association of Nastaetten .
geography
Bettendorf lies between the Rhine and Lahn im Taunus (western Hintertaunus ). The Aspenhof and Sonnenhof residential areas also belong to Bettendorf .
history
The place was first mentioned in 1163. However, finds already suggest that the Celts settled the area .
Bettendorf belonged to the Niedergrafschaft Katzenelnbogen (Reichenberg Office), which from 1648 to 1806 was assigned to the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassels . From 1806 to 1813 the region and thus Bettendorf was under French administration ( pays réservé ). In 1816 the place came into the possession of the Duchy of Nassau , which was annexed to the Kingdom of Prussia in 1866 as a result of the so-called German War .
On March 27, 1945, Bettendorf was captured by US troops.
Bettendorf has been part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 1946 . The population has increased significantly since the early 1970s.
- Population development
The development of the population of Bettendorf, the values from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:
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politics
Municipal council
The council in Bettendorf consists of eight council members, who in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote were elected, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
mayor
The local mayor of Bettendorf is Manfred Poguntke. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was elected with a share of 78.40% of the votes, making him the successor to Arnd Witzky, who did not stand again after 13 years in office.
coat of arms
The community of Bettendorf has had its current coat of arms since 1988. The following information can be found in the justification for the coat of arms : “The colors are the Nassau colors. The acorn stands for the original location in the oak forest. The ears of wheat for agriculture, which defines the village image. Mallets and irons are symbols for the pits that existed here in earlier times. "
Others
Bettendorf is the seat of the Kult-Ur-Institut for interdisciplinary cultural research .
See also
Web links
- Website of the local community of Bettendorf
- Local community Bettendorf on the website of the association community Nastätten
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
- ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2019 [ Version 2020 is available. ] . S. 66 (PDF; 3 MB).
- ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate: My village, my city. Retrieved September 9, 2019 .
- ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections. Retrieved September 9, 2019 .
- ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Nastätten, Verbandsgemeinde, second line of results. Retrieved November 4, 2019 .