Simmern (Westerwald)

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 50 ° 23 '  N , 7 ° 40'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Westerwaldkreis
Association municipality :	Montabaur
Height :	290 m above sea level NHN
Area :	9.09 km 2
Residents:	1474 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	162 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56337
Area code :	02620
License plate :	WW
Community key :	07 1 43 071
Association administration address:	Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 8 56410 Montabaur
Website :	www.simmern-ww.de
Local Mayor :	Jörg Haseneier ( CDU )
Location of the community Simmern in the Westerwaldkreis

View of Simmern (2020)

Simmern is a municipality in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Montabaur community .

geography

Geographical location

The community is located in the Westerwald east of Koblenz on the edge of the Nassau Nature Park . The village is characterized by agriculture and commuters to the nearby regional center of Koblenz.

Neighboring communities

Neuhäusel , Koblenz , Hillscheid , Eitelborn , Urbar , Vallendar , Kadenbach

history

Simmern was first mentioned in 1198 as Sevenburnen . Until the beginning of the 19th century it belonged to the Electorate of Trier , Amt Ehrenbreitstein . Through the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss Simmern came with the office of Ehrenbreitstein in 1803 to the Principality of Nassau-Weilburg and from 1806 to the Duchy of Nassau and in 1816 was assigned to the Nassau Office of Montabaur . The transition to the Kingdom of Prussia followed in 1866 (from 1867 in the Unterwesterwaldkreis ). Simmern has belonged to the state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 1946 and to the newly formed Westerwaldkreis since 1974.

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Simmern consists of 16 council members, who were elected in a personalized proportional representation in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman.

The distribution of seats in the municipal council:

choice	SPD	CDU	Green	FBG	total
2019	4th	9	3	-	16 seats
2014	4th	9	1	2	16 seats
2009	5	9	-	2	16 seats
2004	4th	9	-	3	16 seats

• FBG = Free Citizens Group Simmern e. V.

mayor

Jörg Haseneier (CDU) became the local mayor of Simmern in 2004. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was confirmed in office for a further five years with a share of 65.29% of the votes.

coat of arms

The description of the coat of arms reads: The wave pile with the seven wave peaks refers to the place name Simmern, whose original name Sevenburnen can be interpreted as "seven springs, wells, water tanks ". The red bar cross indicates that Simmern belonged to the Electorate of Trier until 1803 and the golden lion in blue also to the Duchy of Nassau from 1806 to 1866.

Partnerships

Simmern has a partnership with the Hungarian Páhi .

Culture and sights

Cultural and natural monuments

• List of cultural monuments in Simmern (Westerwald)
• List of natural monuments in Simmern (Westerwald)

music

There are three music-making associations in the village: the men's choir Apollonia , which was founded in 1962, the St. Rochus church choir and the music association, which has existed since 1930.

traffic

• The next motorway junction is Höhr-Grenzhausen on the A 48 , about nine kilometers away.
• Simmern is served by the busses of the line 460 of the Rhein-Mosel-Bus GmbH (Montabaur Bahnhof / FOM - Montabaur Konr-Adenauer-Platz - Neuhäusel - Simmern - Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein - Koblenz Zentralplatz - Koblenz Hauptbahnhof) daily approx. Every hour, since From January 1, 2017 the tariff of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM) also applies in the Westerwaldkreis .
• The closest connections to long-distance rail traffic are Koblenz main train station on the right-hand Rhine route ( ICE , IC , EC , EN ) and Montabaur train station (ICE) on the high-speed route Cologne – Rhine / Main .

Web links

Commons : Simmern  - Collection of Images

• Internet presence of the local community Simmern
• Local community Simmern on the website of the Verbandsgemeinde Montabaur

Individual evidence

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. ↑ Personnel changes in the VG Montabaur. Radio Antenne Westerwald, April 14, 2017, accessed on June 26, 2020 . 
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer for Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Montabaur, Verbandsgemeinde, 29th line of results. Retrieved June 26, 2020 .