| Gackenbach | |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Montabaur |
| Local subdivisions | 2 Ortsteile |
| Mayor | Hans Ulrich Weidenfeller |
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| Area | 4. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' The Westerwaldkreis (direct 11 translation Western Forest District) is a district ( Kreis) in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. A Verbandsgemeinde (plural Verbandsgemeinden) is an administrative unit unique to the German Bundesland (federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate Montabaur is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality" in the district Westerwaldkreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany A quarter is a section of an urban settlement Its borders can be administratively chosen (then denoted as Borough) and it may have its own administrative structure Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgo[[meister]], literally translated meaning master of the town or master of the Fortress Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 75 km² (1. 8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (984 ft) |
| Population | 597 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 126 /km² (326 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WW |
| Postal code | 56412 |
| Area code | 06439 |
| Website | www.gackenbach-ww.de |
| Location of Gackenbach within Westerwaldkreis district | |
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Gackenbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the see also Telephone numbering in Germany for further codes including service numbers cell phones etc A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A Verbandsgemeinde (plural Verbandsgemeinden) is an administrative unit unique to the German Bundesland (federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate The Westerwaldkreis (direct 11 translation Western Forest District) is a district ( Kreis) in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Montabaur is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality" in the district Westerwaldkreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Geography
Location
Gackenbach lies in the Buchfinkenland in the southern Westerwald as well as in the geographical triangle between Koblenz, Limburg an der Lahn and Montabaur in the middle of the Nassau Nature Park. The Westerwald (ˈvɛstɐvalt is a low Mountain range on the right bank of the river Rhine in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate Koblenz (also Coblenz in pre-1926 German Spellings French Coblence) is a city situated on both banks of the Rhine Limburg an der Lahn (officially Limburg a d Lahn) is the district seat of Limburg-Weilburg in Hesse, Germany. Montabaur ( pronounced: /ˈmontabauɐ/ is a town and the district seat of the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Constituent communities
Dies
Dies lies below Gackenbach in the Gelbach Valley. It has roughly 70 to 75 inhabitants and is in a pleaasant setting on the Gelbach.
Kirchähr
The constituent community of Kirchähr also lies in the Gelbach Valley and consists mainly of the Karlsheim Kirchähr, a youth and meeting centre of the Bishopric of Limburg with its own campground for tents on the other side of the Gelbach. Description The term "camp" comes from the Latin word campus, meaning field A tent is a shelter consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over or attached to a frame of poles or attached to a supporting rope
History
In 1290, Gackenbach had its first documentary mention.
Politics
Community council
The council is made up of 13 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
- Wählergruppe Weidenfeller 8 seats
- Wählergruppe Merfels 4 seats
Culture and sightseeing
Parks
Wild- und Freizeitpark Westerwald
In Gackenbach is found the Wild- und Freizeitpark Westerwald (“Westerwald Wilderness and Amusement Park”), where visitors can observe many native species of animal as well as wisent in their natural habitat in an area of 4 ha. This is a list of political parties in Germany. Germany has a Multi-party system with two large parties three substantial smaller parties and a number of minor This is a list of political parties in Germany. Germany has a Multi-party system with two large parties three substantial smaller parties and a number of minor The wisent (ˈviːzənt or European bison ( Bison bonasus) is a Bison Species and the heaviest surviving land animal in Europe Also, there are a petting zoo, barbecue pits and a 400-m-long summer toboggan run. A petting zoo (often called and/or part of a " children's zoo " features a combination of domestic animals and some wild species that are docile enough to touch barbeque block party Kansas cityjpg|thumb|right|275px|A barbecue on a trailer at a Block party in Kansas City. A toboggan is a simple Sled used on snow to carry one or more people (often children down a hill or other slope for recreation
Economy and infrastructure
Established businesses
F. Stephan Medizintechnik GmbH manufactures devices for medical use.
Famous people
People connected with the community
- Martin Stadtfeld, pianist
External links
- Gackenbach (German)
- Gackenbach in pictures
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia. Martin Stadtfeld (born 1980 in Koblenz) is a German Pianist. Stadtfeld gave his first concert at age 9 and at age 14 enrolled in the College
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