Hambach (near Diez)

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Rhein-Lahn district
Association municipality :	Diez
Height :	156 m above sea level NHN
Area :	2.76 km 2
Residents:	465 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density :	168 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	65582
Area code :	06432
License plate :	EMS, DIZ, GOH
Community key :	07 1 41 052
Association administration address:	Louise-Seher-Strasse 1 ; 65582 Diez
Website :	www.gemeinde-hambach.de
Local Mayor :	Peter Very
Location of the local community Hambach in the Rhein-Lahn district

Aerial photograph 2007

Hambach is a municipality in the Rhein-Lahn district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Diez .

geography

The area of the local community Hambach belongs to the foothills of the Westerwald . Hambach is located around 5 km west of Limburg an der Lahn , around 4 km northwest of Diez and around 11 km east of Montabaur . The river of the same name flows through the village .

history

Hambach was first mentioned in 1290 in a necrology from the St. Lubentius monastery in Dietkirchen . Hambach was part of the County of Diez . From 1806 the place was part of the Duchy of Nassau , which was annexed by Prussia in 1866 . Since 1946 the place has been part of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate .

A school was built in 1890, it had to be closed in 1936 due to a lack of students and was then used again from 1947 to 1961. Today Hambach is in the catchment area of the schools in Altendiez .

The population developed as follows in the 19th and 20th centuries: 1843: 117 inhabitants, 1927: 160 inhabitants, 1964: 204 inhabitants.

religion

Hambach is assigned to the Roman Catholic parish Herz-Jesu in Diez and belongs with it to the pastoral area Diez, which in turn is incorporated into the Limburg district in the Limburg diocese .

As a result of the Reformation at the beginning of the 16th century, Hambach became Protestant as part of the County of Diez . Today the place is from the Protestant side of the church community Diez - Altendiez St. Peter in the deanery Diez of the Provostei Süd-Nassau in the Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau (EKHN).

politics

Municipal council

The council in Hambach 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 Hambach is Peter Sehr. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was re-elected with 87.33% of the vote.

traffic

Hambach is connected to the regional road network via the L 318 state road, which leads from Diez to the northwest through the local community of Hambach to the Diez junction on the A3 .

Hambach is served by regional buses on lines 450 (Montabaur - Nentershausen - Diez - Limburg) and 575 (Diez - Hambach - Nentershausen) from Monday to Friday, Hambach is in the network area of the Rhein-Mosel transport association (VRM) .

The closest train stations with long-distance connections are the Montabaur train station and the Limburg Süd train station .

Web links

Commons : Hambach (Diez) - Collection of images

Local community Hambach on the website of the Verbandsgemeinde Diez

Individual evidence

↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Diez, Verbandsgemeinde, eleventh line of results. Retrieved November 9, 2019 .

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-RP-1] State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).

[2] The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections

[3] The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Diez, Verbandsgemeinde, eleventh line of results. Retrieved November 9, 2019 .