Höchstenbach

Höchstenbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.GeographyLocationThe community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen in the Wied Valley. Through the community flows the river Wied.HistoryOn 27 May 1269, Höchstenbach had its first documentary mention.PoliticsCommunity councilThe council is made up of 11 council members, including the extraofficial mayor, who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.Culture and sightseeingBuildingsWorth seeing is the village church built in the early 13th century in Romanesque transition style. Within the church are found valuable Early Gothic frescoes.