Heimborn is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The agriculturally structured residential community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
Heimborn | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Heimborn within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Heimborn  Heimborn | |
| Coordinates: 50°42′46″N 7°45′19″E / 50.71278°N 7.75528°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Katja Krüger[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 264 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57629 |
| Dialling codes | 02688 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.hachenburg-vg.de |
Geography edit
Location edit
The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen, at the forks of the Nister in the middle of the Kroppach Switzerland.
Constituent communities edit
Heimborn's Ortsteile are Heimborn and Ehrlich.
History edit
In 1346, Heimborn had its first documentary mention.
Politics edit
The municipal council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
Economy and infrastructure edit
South of the community runs Bundesstraße 414, leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are Siegen, Wilnsdorf and Herborn on the A 45 (Dortmund–Gießen), some 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References edit
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
External links edit
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