Herresbach

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Herresbach (disambiguation) .

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 50 ° 21 '  N , 7 ° 1'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Mayen-Koblenz
Association municipality :	Vordereifel
Height :	486 m above sea level NHN
Area :	8.47 km 2
Residents:	491 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	58 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56729
Primaries :	02691, 02656
License plate :	MYK, MY
Community key :	07 1 37 035
Community structure:	4 districts
Association administration address:	Kelberger Strasse 26 56727 Mayen
Website :	www.herresbach-eifel.de
Local Mayor :	Achim Bürger
Location of the Herresbach parish in the Mayen-Koblenz district

Herresbach is a municipality in the Mayen-Koblenz district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Vordereifel , which has its administrative headquarters in Mayen .

geography

A part of the Nürburgring runs from Schwalbenschwanz to Döttinger Höhe within the municipality . Furthermore, the Herresbach district runs up to the highest point of the Hohe Acht . The Herresbach location is also at the foot of the "Räuterberg", which also has its highest point in the municipality. The Döttinger Maar lies south of Döttingen .

Community structure

Herresbach includes the districts Döttingen and Eschbach as well as the residential area (restaurant) Döttinger Höhe .

history

Herresbach belonged to the Königsfeld dominion , which came to the Baron Waldbott von Bassenheim at the beginning of the 17th century .

After 1792 French French revolutionary troops had taken the so-called Left Bank of the Rhine . After the introduction of the French administrative structures, Herresbach belonged to the canton of Virneburg in the Rhine-Moselle department from 1798 to 1814 . Due to the agreements made at the Congress of Vienna (1815), the region came under the Kingdom of Prussia . Herresbach belonged to the mayor's office of Virneburg in the district of Adenau, which was established in 1816 in the Koblenz administrative district, and from 1822 to the Rhine province . It is believed that Herresbach was built near an old Roman settlement.

politics

Municipal council

The council in Herresbach 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.

Local mayor

Achim Bürger became mayor of Herresbach in 2019. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was elected for five years with a voting share of 85.29%. Achim Bürger's predecessor was Hermann-Josef Schäfer.

coat of arms

	Blazon : "Divided by gold over blue, above a growing black red armed eagle, below 3 golden ears." The coat of arms has been used since 1991.
	Justification for the coat of arms: While the eagle refers to the former belonging to the area of ​​the Reichsritter Waldbott von Bassenheim , the ears of corn are supposed to symbolize the three sub-towns Herresbach, Döttingen and Eschbach.

church

The Catholic Guardian Angel Chapel in Herresbach was built in the style of Johann Claudius von Lassaulx in 1843 and is consecrated to the Apostle Matthias and the Guardian Angels. The Döttinger Chapel St. Lüfthildis was built in 1863.

Business

The planning association "Gewerbepark am Nürburgring" is supported by the association communities of Vordereifel, Kelberg and Adenau and the local communities of Herresbach, Meuspath and Drees.

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Herresbach

Web links

Commons : Herresbach  - Collection of Images

• Internet presence of the local community Herresbach
• Local community Herresbach on the website of the association community Vordereifel
• Literature about Herresbach in the Rhineland-Palatinate State Bibliography

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, 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. 41 (PDF; 3 MB).
3. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections.
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer of Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Vordereifel, Verbandsgemeinde, tenth line of the result. Retrieved February 13, 2020 . 
5. ^ Bulletin Vordereifel: Constituent meeting in Herresbach. Linus Wittich Medien GmbH, edition 27/2019, accessed on February 13, 2020 .