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Engers–Au Railway
The Engers–Au railway is a single-track, non-electrified railway line and consists of three sections, which are treated separately here. It is the mainly in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, although the section near Au (Sieg) station, Au is in North Rhine-Westphalia. Brexbach Valley Railway, Engers–Siershahn The ''Brexbach Valley Railway'' (german: Brexbachtalbahn) runs through the Westerwald along the Brexbach river. It connects the East Rhine Railway with the Limburg-Staffel–Siershahn railway, Lower Westerwald Railway and runs from Engers station, Engers via Bendorf, Höhr-Grenzhausen, Grenzau and Ransbach-Baumbach to Siershahn. On 31 May 1884, the line was opened after twelve years of planning and construction. The line was 21.6 km long. It had a branch line to Hoehr-Grenzhausen, which was just over 2 km long; in 1909 this was extended by 4 km to reach Hillscheid. The line climbs 230 metres between Engers and Siershahn, requiring more than 36 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the sixteen states. Mainz is the capital and largest city. Other cities are Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Koblenz, Trier, Kaiserslautern, Worms and Neuwied. It is bordered by North Rhine-Westphalia, Saarland, Baden-Württemberg and Hesse and by the countries France, Luxembourg and Belgium. Rhineland-Palatinate was established in 1946 after World War II, from parts of the former states of Prussia (part of its Rhineland and Nassau provinces), Hesse ( Rhenish Hesse) and Bavaria (its former outlying Palatinate kreis or district), by the French military administration in Allied-occupied Germany. Rhineland-Palatinate became part of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949 and shared the country's only border with the Saar Protectorate until the latt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limburg-Staffel–Siershahn Railway
The Limburg-Staffel–Siershahn railway is a railway line between Limburg-Staffel, Montabaur and Siershahn in the Westerwald. The line, which is also known as the ''Unterwesterwaldbahn'' (Lower Westerwald Railway), runs through the German states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse. History The Rhenish Railway Company (''Rheinische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft'', RhE) planned the line and also received the concession to build it. It was opened to Staffel on 30 May 1884, by which time the Prussian state railways had taken over operations of the RhE. The Prussian government took control of the RhE on 1 January 1886. The Lower Westerwald Railway connected to the Hadamar–Limburg line in Staffel. The Lower Westerwald Railway connected with the Brexbach Valley Railway (''Brexbachtalbahn''), which connected to the East Rhine Railway (''Rechte Rheinstrecke'') in Siershahn. Operations While the Deutsche Bundesbahn ceased passenger services on the Holzbach Valley Railway on 1 June 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neitersen
Neitersen is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. Geography Neitersen is 4 miles southwest of Altenkirchen on the river Wied. The village divides in the districts Neiterschen, Niederölfen, Kahlhardt, Fladersbach, Obernau and Neitersen. Neitersen is 700 feet above sealevel. History On 1 March 1262, Countess Mechthild, the widow of Count Henry III of Sayn, made an agreement with the Archbishop of Cologne, Conrad of Hochstaden. In this deed, several ''Dienstleute'' are listed, who were to attend to the countess's service for her lifetime. They included three people, namely Henriche, Gobelin and Gylise of Nithirshusen. The original is in the State Archives in Koblenz. This is the first known historical document in which Neitersen is mentioned. In the 18th century, ownership of the local forest changed from the Count of Sayn-Hachenburg, to the local residents in Neitersen. 1848, the famous mayor from Weyerbusch Friedri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flammersfeld
Flammersfeld is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Westerwald, approx. 35 km north of Koblenz. Flammersfeld was the seat of the former ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") Flammersfeld. People from the village * Andreas Balzar (known as ''Balzar of Flammersfeld'', 1769–1797) poacher, robber and ''Freischärler'' who fought the French * Emil Bettgenhäuser (1906–1982), politician (SPD), MdB, MdL Rhineland-Palatinate * W. Gies (born 1945), fine art * Emil Müller (1890–1967), politician ( SPD), MdL Rhineland-Palatinate, Bürgermeister of Flammersfeld * Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (30 March 1818 – 11 March 1888) was a German mayor and cooperative pioneer. Several credit union systems and cooperative banks have been named after Raiffeisen, who pioneered rural credit unions. Life Friedrich Wilh ... (1818-1888), mayor in 1848, early founder of credit unio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linz Am Rhein
Linz am Rhein (in English ''Linz on the Rhine'') is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the river Rhine near Remagen, approx. 25 km southeast of Bonn and has about 6,000 inhabitants. It is the sister city of Marietta, Georgia in the United States, Linz in Austria and Pornic in France. Linz is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") Linz am Rhein. The town is also a destination for tourists thanks to its location next to the Rhine river and its colorful half-timbered houses. History The town of Linz was first mentioned in an official document in 874 and called "Lincesce". Between 1206 and 1214 the parish church of St. Martin was built at the most elevated spot of the town. A former church, which was located at the same place, had been destroyed during the fights of Otto IV and Philip of Swabia in 1198. During reconstruction work in 1981 the remains of graves and foundatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seifen (Westerwald)
Seifen is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou .... References Altenkirchen (district) {{Altenkirchen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puderbach
Puderbach is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Westerwald, approx. 25 km north of Koblenz. Puderbach is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde A Verbandsgemeinde (; plural Verbandsgemeinden) is a low-level administrative unit in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt. A Verbandsgemeinde is typically composed of a small group of villages or towns. Rhine ...'' ("collective municipality") Puderbach. References Neuwied (district) {{Neuwied-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raubach
Raubach is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... References Neuwied (district) {{Neuwied-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dierdorf
Dierdorf is a town in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Westerwald, approx. 20 km northeast of Neuwied, and 20 km north of Koblenz. Dierdorf is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") Dierdorf. Local council The elections in May 2014 showed the following results. Sister city Dierdorf is the sister city of Fountain Hills (USA), Courtisols (France) and Krotoszyn (Poland). Sons and daughters of the town * Eva Grebel (born 1966), astronomer, professor at the Center for Astronomy at the University of Heidelberg * Juan Holgado Juan Holgado (born 16 April 1968) is a Spanish archer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of th ... (born 1968), Spanish archer (Olympic champion 1992) * Samir El-Assal (born 1966), C.E.O of Frank GmbH References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marienrachdorf
Marienrachdorf is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Marienrachdorf lies 4 km northwest of Selters. The community belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Selters, a kind of collective municipality. History In 1190, Marienrachdorf had its first documentary mention as ''Rachdorf''. In 1972, in the course of municipal restructuring, the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Selters was founded, to which Marienrachdorf belongs. Politics The municipal council is made up of 12 council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor (''Ortsbürgermeister''), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004. ''Apportionment of seats on Council:'' Clubs * Kirchenchor Cäcilia (church choir) * Musikverein 1977 Marienrachdorf e.V. (music) * Angelsportverein Marienrachdorf (angling) * Gymnastikverein (women's gymnastics) * Sportverein Marienrachdorf e.V. 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selters (Westerwald)
Selters is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Selters is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Selters, a kind of collective municipality. Geography The city is located in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen, roughly 12 km northwest of Montabaur, and 25 km northeast of Koblenz. History In 1194/1198, Selters had its first documentary mention as ''Saltres''. On 9 November 1938, the synagogue was burnt down. In October 1939, Selters was “Jew-free”. Only the Jewish graveyard on the Wacht still bears witness to the Jews’ history in Selters. On 15 October 2000, the then community of Selters, by decision of the Ministry of the Interior and Sport, was granted town rights. Religion Catholic Church The Roman Catholic parish of Saint Boniface has existed only since the late 19th century. In 1892, the parish’s own church was consecrated, which was built in neo-Gothic style. In November 1965, owing to the church building’s unsoundne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
