Harbach (Altenkirchen district)

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	Coordinates: 50 ° 52 '  N , 7 ° 51'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)
Association municipality :	Churches (victory)
Height :	284 m above sea level NHN
Area :	5.62 km 2
Residents:	543 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	97 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	57572
Area code :	02734
License plate :	AK
Community key :	07 1 32 045
Community structure:	3 districts
Association administration address:	Lindenstrasse 1 57548 Kirchen (Sieg)
Website :	www.gemeinde-harbach.de
Local Mayor :	Andreas Buttgereit
Location of the local community Harbach in the district of Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

Harbach is a municipality in the Altenkirchen (Westerwald) district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Kirchen (Sieg) .

geography

Harbach is a place in northern Rhineland-Palatinate . It is located in the border region between Westerwald , Siegerland and Wildenburgische Land . The place lies in two valleys and is divided into three districts: Locherhof (through which the Löcherbach flows), Hinhausen (through which the Hinhausenerbach flows) and Harbach (where the brooks unite).

Neighboring communities

• Cities: Betzdorf (8.21 km), Freudenberg (Siegerland) (6 km), Kirchen (6.5 km), Siegen (14 km), Wissen (9.5 km)
• Municipalities: Friesenhagen (6 km), Niederfischbach (2 km)

Community structure

The community is divided into the three districts of Harbach, Hinhausen and Locherhof.

history

In 1235 a place Hunhausen (Hinhausen) was first mentioned in a document; 1520 was the first documentary mention of Harbach. In 1587, 9 fireplaces were already counted in Harbach; In 1787 there were 21 households with 186 inhabitants in the village. In 1815 it had 233 inhabitants, Harbach becomes "Prussian"; In 1822 a school was built in Harbach; Another school was built in Hinhausen in 1907. In 1953 the Catholic Church was consecrated. On June 7, 1969, the district of Oberasdorf with 124 inhabitants was re-municipalityed to Niederfischbach. For a long time agriculture paired with the hauberg economy was the main source of income for the villagers. Mining was added in later years. Today only a few people work in the village.

Population development

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

year Residents 1815 233 1835 310 1871 412 1905 493 1939 411 1950 463

year Residents 1961 455 1970 515 1987 527 1997 587 2005 576 2019 543

politics

Municipal council

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

Mayor of Harbach

1964-198900	Hermann Hof
1989-2004	Hans Dücker
Since 2004	Andreas Buttgereit

In the direct election on May 26, 2019, Andreas Buttgereit was re-elected with 82.61% of the vote.

coat of arms

	Blazon : "In red a rooted, stalked, golden lily, accompanied on the left by a silver oak leaf, on the right by a silver ploughshare."

Culture and sights

Cultural monuments

• see list of cultural monuments in Harbach (Altenkirchen district)

Regular events

• Carnival meeting of the local associations
• Fair (always on the last weekend in April)
• Hobby football tournament on Pentecost Sunday

Economy and Infrastructure

Land use

According to the State Statistical Office, the available area was divided as follows in 2005:

• Agricultural area 21.7%
• Forest area 71.4%
• Water surface 0.2%
• Settlement and traffic area 6.6%
• other area 0.1%

Public facilities

Community center of the local community

education

There has been no school in Harbach for several years. School-age children go to schools in neighboring communities.

Web links

Commons : Harbach  - Collection of Images

• Local community Harbach on the website of the Verbandsgemeinde Kirchen (Sieg)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, municipalities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ Official municipality directory 2006 ( Memento from December 22, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) (= State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate [Hrsg.]: Statistical volumes . Volume 393 ). Bad Ems March 2006, p. 178 (PDF; 2.6 MB). Info: An up-to-date directory ( 2016 ) is available, but in the section "Territorial changes - Territorial administrative reform" it does not give any population figures.  
3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: City Council Election 2019 Harbach. Retrieved November 9, 2019 . 
5. ^ The Regional Returning Officer of Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see churches (Sieg), Verbandsgemeinde, third line of results. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .