Hübingen is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''

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'' – in the

Westerwaldkreis The Westerwaldkreis ("District of Westerwald") is a district (''Kreis'') in the north-east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) Altenkirchen (district), Altenkirchen, Lahn-Dill, Limburg-Weilburg, Rhein ...

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Geography

The community lies in the

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south of

Montabaur Montabaur () is a town and the district seat of the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. At the same time, it is also the administrative centre of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Montabaur – a kind of collective municipality – to wh ...

in the Nassau Nature Park. Hübingen lies at the foot of the Fußberg (a mountain, also known as the Buchenberg) on whose north slope is found a family holiday village run by the

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. It was built in the 1970s. Through the community flows the Hohentalbach. The community belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality.

History

In 1347, Hübingen had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a

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in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Coat of arms

The two linden twigs in the community's

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are a symbol of the community's

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, Wendelin. The sheaf symbolizes

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. In the lower half, the two-coloured wavy fess stands for the two brooks that flow through the municipal area and frame the community, the Gelbach and the Hohentalbach. The

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s silver and red refer to Hübingen's almost 800-year-long allegiance to the

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. The green has to do with the community's wealth of woodland.

Economy and infrastructure

The nearest

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is ''Montabaur'' on the A 3 (

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–

Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the forela ...

), some 10 km away.

References

External links

Hübingen in the collective municipality’s Web pages
Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate Westerwaldkreis {{Westerwaldkreis-geo-stub