Herschbach, Selters
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Location of Herschbach within Westerwaldkreis district
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| Coordinates: 50°34′30″N 07°44′21″E / 50.57500°N 7.73917°ECoordinates: 50°34′30″N 07°44′21″E / 50.57500°N 7.73917°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Westerwaldkreis | |
| Municipal assoc. | Selters (Westerwald) | |
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| • Mayor | Edgar Deichmann (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 15.73 km2 (6.07 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 2,806 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 56249 | |
| Dialling codes | 02626 | |
| Vehicle registration | WW | |
| Website | www.herschbach.de | |
Herschbach is a state-recognized “air” health resort (Luftkurort) in the Westerwaldkreis and the biggest Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Herschbach is found in the Dierdorf Hollow, which is itself nestled in the hilly low mountain region of the lower Westerwald halfway between Cologne and Frankfurt am Main. The municipal area is home to three conservation areas (Naturschutzgebiete) as well as an 800-ha community forest. Right nearby is the Westerwald Lake Plateau on which rises the Holzbach, which also flows through the municipal area.
Bordering on the community are, clockwise beginning in the north, Mündersbach (3 km), Schenkelberg (3 km), Hartenfels (3 km), Rückeroth (1 km), Marienrachdorf (3 km) and Freirachdorf (2 km). The nearest towns are Selters (6 km to the south), Dierdorf (7 km to the west) and Hachenburg (14 km to the north). Koblenz (35 km to the southwest), Siegen (51 km to the northeast) and Bonn (60 km to the northwest) are the nearest cities.
Written records about Herschbach begin with its first documentary mention in 1248. It can be assumed, however, that the area had already been settled long before that, as a place named Hergispach crops up in the Engers Chronicle from 963. Moreover, the find of a “west German beaker adorned with band”, a replica of which is exhibited at the Landschaftsmuseum Westerwald in Hachenburg, bears witness to a human presence in the area some 4,000 years ago.
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