Limbach, Westerwaldkreis

Limbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The agriculturally structured residential community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.GeographyLocationThe state-recognized recreational resort lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen, on the Kleine Nister in the nature and landscape conservation area of the Kroppach Switzerland HistoryIn 1346, Limbach had its first documentary mention in a donation document.PoliticsCommunity councilThe council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.Town partnershipsSince 1998, a partnership has existed with the Hungarian community of Kács.Regular eventsThe Brückenfest, held on the second Saturday in July, is the summer night event in the Kroppacher Schweiz region attracting some thousand visitors each year. It takes place on and around the local stone arch bridge from 1871.