Hambach, Germany

Not to be confused with the urban district of Hambach in Neustadt an der Weinstraße, the location of Hambach Castle and the Hambach Fest.
Hambach

Coat of arms
Hambach

Coordinates: 50°23′53″N 7°58′52″E / 50.39806°N 7.98111°E / 50.39806; 7.98111Coordinates: 50°23′53″N 7°58′52″E / 50.39806°N 7.98111°E / 50.39806; 7.98111
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
Municipal assoc. Diez
Government
 • Mayor Peter Sehr
Area
 • Total 2.76 km2 (1.07 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 459
 • Density 170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 65582
Dialling codes 06432
Vehicle registration EMS
Website www.gemeinde-hambach.de

Hambach is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.

History

Hambach was first mentioned in 1290 in a necrology from "Stift St. Lubentius zu Dietkirchen". Hambach belonged to the shire of Diez. From 1794 temporarily occupied by the French, the village became part of the Herzogtum Nassau, which was annexed to Prussia in 1866. Since 1946 the village is part of the Rhineland-Palatinate.

Public institutions

In 1890 a school was built, but it was closed due to short of pupils in 1936. It was reused from 1947 to 1961. Hambach has a volunteer fire brigade, which was founded in 1971.[2]

Aerial photography 2007

References

  1. ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2015" (PDF). Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.ffw-hambach.de


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