Hundsdorf (Westerwald)

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	Coordinates: 50 ° 28 '  N , 7 ° 42'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Westerwaldkreis
Association municipality :	Ransbach-Baumbach
Height :	295 m above sea level NHN
Area :	1.4 km 2
Residents:	435 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	311 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56235
Area code :	02623
License plate :	WW
Community key :	07 1 43 038
Association administration address:	Rheinstrasse 50 56235 Ransbach-Baumbach
Website :	www.hundsdorf.de
Local Mayor :	Eckhard Niebisch
Location of the municipality of Hundsdorf in the Westerwaldkreis

Hundsdorf 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 Kannenbäckerland . The community is located on the Masselbach . The Sonnenhof residential area also belongs to Hundsdorf .

Hundsdorf, aerial photo (2018)

history

The village was first mentioned in 1243 as Hunisdorp .

Population development

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

year Residents 1815 72 1835 144 1871 156 1905 181 1939 268 1950 238

year Residents 1961 231 1970 268 1987 298 1997 333 2005 447 2017 425

politics

Municipal council

The council in Hundsdorf 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

In the direct election on May 26, 2019, Eckhard Niebisch was confirmed in office for another five years with 76.13 percent of the votes cast.

coat of arms

	Blazon : "In gold between two red slanting right strips pushed apart a soaring, red-armored and red-tongued black dog with a red collar."

Culture and sights

Regular events

Up until 2012, a western camp of the Western Bund Germany was set up here between Ascension Day and Pentecost, in which the affiliated western and Indian clubs were able to experience the atmosphere of North American culture under authentic conditions for a few days. The western town that was built was called "Dog City" based on the Hundsdorf community.

The Hundsdorf fair takes place every year at the beginning of August .

American bison bull from Sonnenhof, Hundsdorf (Westerwald)

Attractions

For several years now, bison have been bred at the Sonnenhof . The herd is kept on the outskirts and their products are marketed in the attached farm shop. The bison formed the perfect backdrop for the western camp.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

• The A 48 with the Höhr-Grenzhausen junction (AS 12) is six kilometers away.
• The A 3 with the junction Ransbach-Baumbach (AS 38) is only five kilometers away.
• The community has a stop on the Engers – Au railway line, which is partly operated by tourism . The closest ICE stop is Montabaur train station on the Cologne – Rhein / Main high-speed line .

Personalities

• Volker Sellin (* 1939), German historian, Rector of the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg (1987 to 1991)

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Hundsdorf (Westerwald)

Web links

Commons : Hundsdorf  - Collection of Images

• Local community Hundsdorf 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: Local elections 2019, direct elections