Mündersbach

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Coat of arms of the local community Mündersbach
Mündersbach
Map of Germany, position of the municipality Mündersbach highlighted

Coordinates: 50 ° 36 '  N , 7 ° 44'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Westerwaldkreis
Association municipality : Hachenburg
Height : 310 m above sea level NHN
Area : 9.26 km 2
Residents: 770 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 83 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 56271
Area code : 02680
License plate : WW
Community key : 07 1 43 268
LOCODE : DE 5HL
Association administration address: Gartenstrasse 11
57627 Hachenburg
Website : www.muendersbach.de
Local Mayor : Helmut Kempf
Location of the local community Mündersbach in the Westerwaldkreis
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Mündersbach, aerial photo (2016)

Mündersbach is a municipality in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Hachenburg community .

Geographical location

The community lies between Hachenburg and Herschbach and is surrounded by the forest areas Roßbacher Wald , Höchstenbacher Wald and Kuheck ( Marother Forest). Neighboring communities are Höchstenbach in the north, Schenkelberg in the east, Freirachdorf in the south and Roßbach in the west of the community. The Hartenfelser Kopf rises to the east . The Holzbach rises near Mündersbach .

history

The place was first mentioned in 1247 when Theodoric the Younger von Isenburg gave away his goods in Mündersbach.

Mündersbach belonged to the parish of Höchstenbach and until the end of the 18th century it belonged to the county of Sayn . After the introduction of the Reformation in the county of Sayn, the inhabitants were first Lutheran and later reformed. After the division of the County of Sayn in the 17th century, Mündersbach belonged to the County of Sayn-Hachenburg .

In 1799 the county came to the princes of Nassau-Weilburg by inheritance . In connection with the formation of the Rhine Confederation , the region and with it Mündersbach came to the newly established Duchy of Nassau in 1806 . Under the Nassau administration, Mündersbach was assigned to the Hachenburg office. After the annexation of the Duchy of Nassau, the place came to the Kingdom of Prussia in 1866 and from 1868 belonged to the province of Hessen-Nassau and the Oberwesterwaldkreis . Mündersbach has been part of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 1946 .

Population development

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

year Residents
1815 319
1835 391
1871 433
1905 511
1939 532
year Residents
1950 620
1961 632
1970 648
1987 647
2005 769

politics

Municipal council

The council in Mündersbach 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.

mayor

Helmut Kempf became the local mayor of Mündersbach on May 1, 2011. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was confirmed in office for another five years with a share of the vote of 83.89%.

Kempf's predecessor Winfried Himmerich had given up the office in 2011 for health reasons.

coat of arms

Mündersbach coat of arms
 Blazon : “Split between red and silver. In front a fallen silver sword with a black and silver handle, a round golden pommel and with round black buttons on the golden crossguard . At the back a blue wavy strip , above a black bell , underneath an eight-spoke black mill wheel . "
Reasons for the coat of arms: The red and white color of the coat of arms alludes to the wealthy von Isenburg family . The sword symbolizes the local tradition as a place of jurisdiction . The bell stands for the Antonius chapel in town. The blue wavy band refers to the waters in the local community and at the same time alludes to the place name. The mill wheel represents the tradition as a mill location.

Culture and sights

Mündersbach Church

Cultural monuments

Mündersbacher Church

The church building was built in 1901/1902 as a two-class elementary school . After the school reform in 1973 and the end of school operations in Mündersbach, the parish acquired the building and converted it into a church.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Public facilities

The community has a sports field with floodlights and a tennis facility with three courts. The children of the village have fun on public football fields and playgrounds. The local community Mündersbach maintains a community hall (multi-purpose hall) and a kindergarten in municipal sponsorship.

Personalities

See also

literature

  • Volker Ecker: Mündersbach. From the farm estate to the industrial site. 1247-1998 , Mündersbach 1998.
  • Daniel Schneider: The development of denominations in the county of Sayn in plan , in: Heimat-Jahrbuch des Kreis Altenkirchen 58 (2015), pp. 74-80.

Web links

Commons : Mündersbach  - Collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
  2. ↑ a b page of the local community Mündersbach on http://www.muendersbach.de/
  3. ^ Daniel Schneider: The development of denominations in the county of Sayn in the ground plan, in: Heimat-Jahrbuch des Kreis Altenkirchen 58 (2015), pp. 74-80.
  4. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
  5. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
  6. ↑ a b There are new local mayors in three villages in the Westerwald. Westerwälder Zeitung, March 27, 2011, accessed on June 7, 2020 .
  7. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Hachenburg, Verbandsgemeinde, 24th line of results. Retrieved June 7, 2020 .
  8. ↑ On the historical development of the mills in the County of Sayn cf. Daniel Schneider: The milling industry in the county of Sayn-Altenkirchen. In: Heimat-Jahrbuch des Kreis Altenkirchen 59. 2016, pp. 219–237.
  9. ↑ Mündersbacher Church. Retrieved June 19, 2011 .