Ransbach-Baumbach

Ransbach-Baumbach is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Ransbach-Baumbach is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality.

Ransbach-Baumbach
Coat of arms
Location of Ransbach-Baumbach within Westerwaldkreis district
Ransbach-Baumbach
Ransbach-Baumbach
Coordinates: 50°27′58″N 7°43′31″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Ransbach-Baumbach
Subdivisions2
Government
 • MayorMichael Merz (none)
Area
 • Total12.14 km2 (4.69 sq mi)
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total7,783
 • Density640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56235
Dialling codes02623
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.ransbach-baumbach.de

Geography

Location

The community lies in the Westerwald about 10 km northwest of Montabaur, and 15 km northeast of Koblenz.

History

In 1330, the parish of Ransbach had its first documentary mention. Already in 959, however, the Montabaurer Zehntbeschreibung (a “description of tithes”), speaks of the vanished community of Desper (Dedinsburg) near Ransbach. In 1373, the name Babenbach for Baumbach crops up. In 1969, Ransbach and Baumbach were merged into one community. In 1971, in the course of municipal restructuring, the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach was founded. In 1975, Ransbach-Baumbach was granted town rights.

Partnerships

Schools and kindergartens

Sightseeing

Ransbach-Baumbach lies in the heart of the Kannenbäckerland, a small region known for its ceramics industry.

  • Many pottery works in and around Ransbach-Baumbach
  • 40-m-high lookout tower on the Köppel
  • Yearly pottery market on the first weekend in October
  • Erlenhofsee (lake)

Other

Since 1676 the Fohr Brewery has been in Ransbach-Baumbach.

References
  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.


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