Gackenbach
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Coat of arms of Gackenbach Coat of arms | |
Location of Gackenbach
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| 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 (980 ft) |
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| 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 |
Gackenbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality.
Geography
[edit | edit source]Location
[edit | edit source]Gackenbach 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
[edit | edit source]Dies
[edit | edit source]Dies 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
[edit | edit source]The constituent municipality 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
[edit | edit source]In 1290, Gackenbach had its first documentary mention.
Politics
[edit | edit source]The 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
[edit | edit source]Wild- und Freizeitpark Westerwald
[edit | edit source]In 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
[edit | edit source]F. Stephan Medizintechnik GmbH manufactures devices for medical use.
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Martin Stadtfeld, pianist
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Gackenbach (in German)
- Gackenbach in pictures
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