Homberg, Westerwaldkreis
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| Homberg | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Rennerod |
| Mayor | Michael Gräb |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 2.16 km² (0.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 585 m (1919 ft) |
| Population | 157 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 73 /km² (188 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WW |
| Postal code | 56479 |
| Area code | 02664 |
| Website | www.homberg-westerwald.de |
| Location of Homberg within Westerwaldkreis district | |
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Homberg is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen and Limburg on the 634 m-high Homberg (mountain). About 1 km to the west is found the Breitenbach Reservoir on the Breitenbach, an eastern tributary to the river Nister.
[edit] History
In 1256, Homberg had its first documentary mention as Hoimberch über dem Westerwald.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Community council
The council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
[edit] Mayor
The community’s mayor (Bürgermeister) is Michael Gräb (independent).
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Transport
South of the community runs Bundesstraße 255, leading from Montabaur to Herborn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Herborn on the A 45 (Dortmund–Hanau), some 20 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
[edit] External links
- Homberg (German)
- Homberg in the collective municipality’s Web pages (German)
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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