Bad Ems-Nassau municipality

Basic data
Existing period:	2019–
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Rhein-Lahn district
Area :	154.71 km 2
Residents:	27,964 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	181 inhabitants per km 2
License plate :	EMS, DIZ, GOH
Association key :	07 1 41 5010
Association structure:	28 municipalities
Website :	https://www.vgben.de
Mayor :	Uwe Bruchhäuser ( SPD )
Location of the Bad Ems-Nassau community in the Rhein-Lahn district

Aerial view of Bad Ems

Bad Ems

Nassau aerial view

The Verbandsgemeinde Bad Ems-Nassau , based in Bad Ems an der Lahn , was created on January 1, 2019 from the Verbandsgemeinden Bad Ems and Nassau in the Rhein-Lahn district in Rhineland-Palatinate .

Association members communities

Local parish, city	Area (km²)	Residents
Arzbach	9.93	1,694
Attenhausen	5.85	422
Bad Ems , city	15.36	9,689
Becheln	4.41	657
Dausenau	9.83	1,208
Dessighofen	3.57	176
Dienethal	1.39	221
Dornholzhausen	3.93	195
Fachbach	2.23	1,220
Fruit	5.53	557
Geisig	3.91	349
Hömberg	4.86	327
Kemmenau	3.76	493
Lollschied	4.08	180
Mielle	2.05	342
Misselberg	0.74	82
Nassau , city	17.51	4,535
Never	4.28	976
Obernhof	3.85	361
Oberwies	2.02	157
Pohl	4.24	322
Schweighausen	3.66	219
Seelbach	7.24	387
Singhofen	15.66	1,756
Sulzbach	2.22	180
Weinähr	3.41	452
Winches	6.99	714
Room difference	2.19	93
Bad Ems-Nassau municipality	154.71	27,964

(Residents on December 31, 2019)

history

On September 28, 2010 the state government passed the “First Law on Local and Administrative Reform” with the aim of improving the efficiency, competitiveness and administrative power of local structures. For municipalities it was determined that they should include at least 12,000 inhabitants (main residence on June 30, 2009). The Nassau community fell short of this value.

Association municipal council

The Bad Ems-Nassau municipal council consists of 36 honorary council members who were elected in a personalized proportional representation due to the merger on September 16, 2018 , and the full-time mayor as chairman. The term of office of the previous municipal councils in Bad Ems and Nassau ended by state law on December 31, 2018, and the new municipal council will be re-elected in the general local elections in 2024.

The distribution of seats in the municipal council:

choice	SPD	CDU	FDP	GREEN	POLITICAL PARTY	FWG F	FWG E	total
2018	11	10	2	3	0	5	5	36 seats

FWG F = FWG Forum Nassauer Land e. V.
FWG E = FWG Stadt and VG Bad Ems e. V.

mayor

Uwe Bruchhäuser (SPD) received 66 percent of the votes (5094 absolute) in the mayor's runoff election on September 30, 2018. Marion Krätz (CDU) got 34 percent (2,625 votes). With that, Bruchhäuser was elected the first mayor of the new community.

coat of arms

The new community has a coat of arms with the central element of the Nassau lion .

Blazon : "In blue a gold, red-tongued and armored lion, the golden gusseted shield base divided by blue wavy bars."

Meaning: The colors of the coat of arms are based on the Nassau colors blue and gold. The coat of arms is dominated in the upper part by the Nassau lion, which is shown in gold and red armored on a blue background. The golden area in the lower part of the coat of arms is bounded by sharpened palisades , which are supposed to represent the Roman Limes . In addition, a blue wave bar is shown in the golden area, which is supposed to symbolize the river " Lahn ". Both the Roman Limes and the Lahn are historically and geographically defining elements in both of the former municipalities.

Web links

News portal from the Bad Ems-Nassau community

swell

Bill

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, municipalities, association communities ( help on this ).
↑ First state law on local and administrative reform of September 28, 2010 (PDF; 685 kB)
^ State of Rhineland-Palatinate: State law on the merger. Section 2 (1) and May 4, 2018, accessed on August 20, 2019 .
^ Verbandsgemeinde Bad Ems-Nassau: Announcement of the results of the association council election. (PDF) September 17, 2018, accessed on August 20, 2019 .

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-RP-1] State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, municipalities, association communities ( help on this ).

[landesgesetz2010-2] First state law on local and administrative reform of September 28, 2010 (PDF; 685 kB)

[3] State of Rhineland-Palatinate: State law on the merger. Section 2 (1) and May 4, 2018, accessed on August 20, 2019 .

[4] Verbandsgemeinde Bad Ems-Nassau: Announcement of the results of the association council election. (PDF) September 17, 2018, accessed on August 20, 2019 .