Homberg (German pronunciation: [ˈhɔmbɛʁk] ) 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.
Homberg | |
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Coordinates: 50°38′32″N 8°06′23″E / 50.64222°N 8.10639°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Westerwaldkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Rennerod |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Michael Gräb[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 2.16 km2 (0.83 sq mi) |
Elevation | 585 m (1,919 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 186 |
• Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 56479 |
Dialling codes | 02664 |
Vehicle registration | WW |
Website | www.homberg-westerwald.de |
Geography
editThe 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.
History
editIn 1256, Homberg had its first documentary mention as Hoimberch über dem Westerwald.[citation needed]
Politics
editCommunity council
editThe council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.[citation needed]
Mayor
editThe community's mayor (Bürgermeister) is Michael Gräb (independent).
Economy and infrastructure
editSouth 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.
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- Homberg (in German)
- Homberg in the collective municipality’s Web pages (in German)