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Homberg, Westerwaldkreis

Coordinates: 50°38′32″N 8°06′23″E / 50.64222°N 8.10639°E / 50.64222; 8.10639
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Homberg
Coat of arms of Homberg
Location of Homberg within Westerwaldkreis district
Homberg is located in Germany
Homberg
Homberg
Homberg is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Homberg
Homberg
Coordinates: 50°38′32″N 8°06′23″E / 50.64222°N 8.10639°E / 50.64222; 8.10639
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Rennerod
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Michael Gräb[1]
Area
 • Total2.16 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Elevation
585 m (1,919 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total186
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56479
Dialling codes02664
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.homberg-westerwald.de

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.

Geography

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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.

History

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In 1256, Homberg had its first documentary mention as Hoimberch über dem Westerwald.[citation needed]

Politics

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Community council

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The 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

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The community's mayor (Bürgermeister) is Michael Gräb (independent).

Economy and infrastructure

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South of the community runs Bundesstraße 255, leading from Montabaur to Herborn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Herborn on the A 45 (DortmundHanau), some 20 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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