Höhr-Grenzhausen
Höhr-Grenzhausen (De-Höhr-Grenzhausen.ogg) is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a centre for the ceramic industry in the Kannenbäckerland with a professional college for ceramics, another for ceramic form, and many others, hence the nickname Kannenbäckerstadt (roughly, “Jug Baking Town”). Together with the communities of Hillscheid, Hilgert and Kammerforst it has formed the Verbandsgemeinde of Höhr-Grenzhausen – a kind of collective municipality – since 1971.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Type — Stadt • State — Rheinland-Pfalz • District — Westerwaldkreis • Verbandsgemeinde — Höhr-Grenzhausen • Elevation — 250 • Area — 15.88 • Postal Code — 56203 • Area Code — 02624 • Licence — WW • Gemeindeschlussel — 07 1 43 032 • Website — https: www.hoehr-grenzhausen.de/ • Mayor — Michael Thiesen • Leader Term — 2019–24
Documentary record
Höhr-Grenzhausen appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a place (established 1 April 1936). The date recorded for Höhr-Grenzhausen is 1 April 1936.
Geography
Geography
Höhr-Grenzhausen lies roughly 10 km west of Montabaur, and 10 km northeast of Koblenz.
Town council
Town council
• CDU — SPD — FWG — FDP — Grüne — Total • 2004 — 10 — 5 — 6 — 1 — 2 — 24 seats (as of municipal election on 13 June 2004)
Town partnerships
Town partnerships
Höhr-Grenzhausen maintains partnerships with these towns: • Italy Laigueglia, Riviera, Italy (since 1972) • France Semur-en-Auxois, Burgundy, France (since 1987)
Museums
Museums
In the town are found the Westerwald Ceramics Museum (Keramikmuseum Westerwald) and a museum of the town's history.
Buildings
Buildings
• Evangelical church • Grenzau Castle • Limes Germanicus, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in particular the Ferbach fort
Sport
Sport
Höhr-Grenzhausen's outlying centre of Grenzau is home to the TTC Zugbrücke Grenzau, a table tennis club involved in Bundesliga play. Likewise, the Rhineland-Palatinate table tennis Olympic base is found here.
Economy
Economy
RASTAL GmbH & Co. KG, which is a business established in Höhr-Grenzhausen, is one of Europe's biggest manufacturers of decorated drinking vessels, especially beer glasses. • Illustration — Typical everyday Westerwald pottery Since the 1500s, the area has been one of the most productive salt-glazed pottery centers in Europe. In the mid 16th century, potters from Raeren in Belgium migrated into the Westerwald, bringing with them some of their moulds. This type of pottery was taken to the New World and was found in the early Chesapeake settlements. Gray Westerwald pottery is easily recognized with its curling blue flourishes, often in simple floral and leaf patterns. It is still molded by hand and fired in wood-burning kilns throughout the area. The town-wall is decorated all along its full length with huge ceramic pots made by various potters of the area. The International Ceramics Market & Museum Festival is held the first weekend in June, featuring around 150 exhibitors from all over Europe, including Spain, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Poland and Hungary.
Transport
Transport
• Illustration — Former train station in Grenzau • Illustration — Former Höhr-Grenzhausen train station There were train stations in Höhr-Grenzhausen center and also in district Grenzau, which is located at the Engers–Au railway, but both are currently out of service. The town is connected to the public transport through the local bus lines 150, 419, 425, 427, 428, 437, 461, 465, 467 and 968 and located in the area of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM), zone number 416.
Notable people
Notable people
• Karlheinz Zöller (1928–2005), musician
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
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- 1.Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- 2.Kolbert, Elizabeth. The Salty Secret of German Pottery. New York Times. 1984-04-22.
- 3.European Cities Join Forces to Attract Ceramics Enthusiasts. New York Times. 2014-10-23.
- 4.Smith, Beth. A Westerwald History. Stein Collectors International. 1991-01-03.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Stadt Höhr-Grenzhausen. Kurrimurri : Erinnerungen an die Kannenbäcker in Höhr-Grenzhausen. 1993. 3-9801311-3-0.
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