Höhr-Grenzhausen
| Höhr-Grenzhausen | ||
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  Höhr-Grenzhausen | ||
Location of Höhr-Grenzhausen within Westerwaldkreis district  | ||
| Coordinates: 50°26′06″N 7°40′16″E / 50.43500°N 7.67111°ECoordinates: 50°26′06″N 7°40′16″E / 50.43500°N 7.67111°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Westerwaldkreis | |
| Municipal assoc. | Höhr-Grenzhausen | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Michael Thiesen | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 15.87 km2 (6.13 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 9,290 | |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 56203 | |
| Dialling codes | 02624 | |
| Vehicle registration | WW | |
| Website | www.hoehr-grenzhausen.de | |
Höhr-Grenzhausen is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a centre for the ceramic industry in the Kannenbäckerland with a professional college for ceramics, another for ceramic form, and many others, hence the nickname Kannenbäckerstadt (roughly, “Jug Baking Town”).
Together with the communities of Hillscheid, Hilgert and Kammerforst it has formed the Verbandsgemeinde of Höhr-Grenzhausen – a kind of collective municipality – since 1971.
Geography
Location
Höhr-Grenzhausen lies roughly 10 km west of Montabaur, and 10 km northeast of Koblenz.
Politics
Town council
| CDU | SPD | FWG | FDP | Grüne | Total | |
| 2004 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 seats |
(as of municipal election on 13 June 2004)
Town partnerships
Höhr-Grenzhausen maintains partnerships with these towns:
Laigueglia, Riviera, Italy (since 1972)
Semur-en-Auxois, Burgundy, France (since 1987)
Culture and sightseeing
Museums
In the town are found the Westerwald Ceramics Museum (Keramikmuseum Westerwald) and a museum of the town’s history.
Buildings
- Evangelical church
- Grenzau Castle
- Limes Germanicus, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in particular the Ferbach fort
Sport
Höhr-Grenzhausen’s outlying centre of Grenzau is home to the TTC Zugbrücke Grenzau, a table tennis club involved in Bundesliga play. Likewise, the Rhineland-Palatinate table tennis Olympic base is found here.
Economy and infrastructure
Economy
RASTAL GmbH & Co. KG, which is a business established in Höhr-Grenzhausen, is one of Europe’s biggest manufacturers of decorated drinking vessels, especially beer glasses.
Famous people
Sons and daughters of the town
- Joseph Junker (15 11 1882 - 1 07 1945), ((Peter) Joseph) F.T Obermeister und Morsetelegraphietaste Erfinder
- Anke Maggauer-Kirsche (1948- ), German lyricist and aphorist
- Paul Zimmerling (1927–2006), ceramicist
- Karlheinz Zöller (1928–2005), musician
- Manfred Reimann (1928- ), politician (SPD)
References
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.
Further reading
- Fries, Heribert (1993) (in German), Kurrimurri : Erinnerungen an die Kannenbäcker in Höhr-Grenzhausen, Höhr-Grenzhausen: Stadt Höhr-Grenzhausen, ISBN 3-9801311-3-0
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