Gackenbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality.
Gackenbach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gackenbach within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°22′10″N 7°51′36″E / 50.36944°N 7.86000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Montabaur |
| Subdivisions | 2 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Hans Ulrich Weidenfeller[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.75 km2 (1.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 566 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56412 |
| Dialling codes | 06439 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.gackenbach-ww.de |
Geography
editLocation
editGackenbach lies in the Buchfinkenland in the southern Westerwald as well as in the geographical triangle between Koblenz, Limburg an der Lahn and Montabaur in the middle of the Nassau Nature Park.
Constituent communities
editDies
editDies lies below Gackenbach in the Gelbach Valley. It has roughly 65 inhabitants and is in a pleasant setting on the Gelbach. It is in the Gelbachtal which is very famous for motor bikers during the summer.
Kirchähr
editThe constituent community of Kirchähr also lies in the Gelbach Valley and consists mainly of the Karlsheim Kirchähr, a youth and meeting centre of the Bishopric of Limburg with its own campground for tents on the other side of the Gelbach.
History
editIn 1290, Gackenbach had its first documentary mention.
Politics
editThe municipal council is made up of 13 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
Culture and sightseeing
editWild- und Freizeitpark Westerwald
editIn Gackenbach is found the Wild- und Freizeitpark Westerwald (“Westerwald Wilderness and Amusement Park”), where visitors can observe many native species of animal as well as wisent in their natural habitat in an area of 4 ha. Also, there are a petting zoo, barbecue pits and a 400-m-long summer toboggan run.
Economy and infrastructure
editF. Stephan Medizintechnik GmbH manufactures devices for medical use.
Notable people
edit- Martin Stadtfeld, pianist
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- Gackenbach (in German)
- Gackenbach in pictures
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