Weidenbach (Taunus)

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	Coordinates: 50 ° 9 '  N , 7 ° 53'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Rhein-Lahn district
Association municipality :	Nasta
Height :	380 m above sea level NHN
Area :	2.24 km 2
Residents:	117 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density :	52 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56355
Area code :	06775
License plate :	EMS, DIZ, GOH
Community key :	07 1 41 134
Association administration address:	Bahnhofstrasse 1 56355 Nastätten
Website :	www.vgnastaetten.de
Local Mayor :	Helmut Maxeiner
Location of the local community Weidenbach in the Rhein-Lahn district

Weidenbach is a municipality in the Rhein-Lahn district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the association of Nastaetten.

history

Weidenbach belonged to the Niedergrafschaft Katzenelnbogen and was subordinate to the Hohenstein Office and the Diethardt court . It belonged to their property until the dynasty of the Counts von Katzenelnbogen died out in 1479. Then it fell to the Landgraves of Hesse. The Reformation was introduced in 1527. In 1567 the area fell to Hessen-Rheinfels, 1583 to Hessen-Kassel.

From 1806 to 1813 the area was under French administration. After the Congress of Vienna (1815), the region and thus Weidenbach was assigned to the Duchy of Nassau on the basis of an exchange contract in 1816 . As a result of the so-called German War , the Duchy of Nassau was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1866 .

Weidenbach has been part of the then newly created state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 1946 .

politics

Municipal council

The council in Weidenbach consists of six council members, who in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote were elected, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

mayor

The local mayor of Weidenbach is Helmut Maxeiner. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was elected with a share of 85.33% of the vote, making him the successor to Michael Tönges.

Personalities

Johannes Bückler (* probably 1779, † 1803), known as Schinderhannes, comes from Weidenbach or Miehlen .

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Weidenbach

Web links

Commons : Weidenbach  - Collection of Images

• Weidenbach on the website of the Association of Nastätten

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ Helfrick Bernhard Wenck: Hessische Landes Geschichte: Mit Urkundenbuch , Volume 1, 1783, S. LIV ( Google Books )
3. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: City Council Election 2019 Weidenbach. Retrieved November 7, 2019 . 
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Nastätten, Verbandsgemeinde, 29th line of results. Retrieved November 7, 2019 .