Breitenau (Westerwald)

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	Coordinates: 50 ° 30 '  N , 7 ° 41'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Westerwaldkreis
Association municipality :	Ransbach-Baumbach
Height :	214 m above sea level NHN
Area :	6.04 km 2
Residents:	704 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	117 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56237
Area code :	02623
License plate :	WW
Community key :	07 1 43 006
Association administration address:	Rheinstrasse 50 56235 Ransbach-Baumbach
Website :	www.breitenau.de
Local Mayor :	Jürgen Berleth
Location of the local community Breitenau in the Westerwaldkreis

Breitenau is a municipality in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Ransbach-Baumbach community .

geography

The community is located in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen on the edge of the Rhine-Westerwald nature park .

Breitenau (Westerwald), aerial photo (2018)

Hofgut Adenroth, aerial photo (2018)

Breitenau to include the residential places Adenroth and Forsthaus Rembserhof.

history

Place view

The village was first mentioned in 1265 as Bredenowe . From 1343 to 1664 it was Isenburg , then Electorate of Trier , in 1803 the community passed from Kurtrier to Nassau . In 1866 the village became part of Prussia .

Population development

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

year Residents 1815 263 1835 234 1871 294 1905 305 1939 367 1950 399

year Residents 1961 434 1970 513 1987 561 1997 593 2005 716 2017 686

politics

Municipal council

The council in Breitenau consists of twelve council members, who in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote were elected, and the honorary mayor as chairman. In the 2014 election, personalized proportional representation was used; the twelve seats were divided between two groups of voters . In 2009 and before, the council members were elected by majority vote.

mayor

In the direct election on May 26, 2019, Jürgen Berleth was confirmed in office for another five years with 82.21 percent of the votes cast.

coat of arms

	Blazon : "Divided, above in red a left-looking, three times turned, wingless and legless, silver dragon , covered with a fallen black sword, below in silver two red bars."

Catholic Church

music

The association “St. Georgsbläser Haiderbach ”with its approximately 45 musicians strong wind orchestra is an integral part of the church and local community. It also promotes the musicality of the children and young people living on the Haiderbach with training, pre- and youth orchestras, flute groups and early musical education. In addition to appearances within the Haiderbach communities, such as at the traditional fair, the St. Georgsbläser can also be heard again and again at large carnival and fair parades and concerts. One of the highlights is the "Singing, sounding Haiderbach" with the Haiderbach choir community and the church choir, a concert evening that is held every two years in the Haiderbachhalle.

traffic

• The A 3 with the connection point Mogendorf (AS 38) is six kilometers away.
• The closest ICE stop is Montabaur train station on the Cologne – Rhein / Main high-speed line .

Personalities

• Paul Steinebach (1927–2017), German architect, urban planner and university professor

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Breitenau (Westerwald)

Web links

Commons : Breitenau  - Collection of Images

• Local community Breitenau on the website of the Ransbach-Baumbach community

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, municipalities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ 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).
3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
5. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Municipal elections 2014, city and municipal council elections
6. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, direct elections