Höhr-Grenzhausen

Geschichte

Höhr-Grenzhausen 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.GeographyLocationHöhr-Grenzhausen lies roughly 10 km west of Montabaur, and 10 km northeast of Koblenz.PoliticsTown council(as of municipal election on 13 June 2004)Town partnershipsHöhr-Grenzhausen maintains partnerships with these towns: Laigueglia, Riviera, Italy (since 1972) Semur-en-Auxois, Burgundy, France (since 1987)Culture and sightseeingMuseumsIn the town are found the Westerwald Ceramics Museum and a museum of the town’s history.Buildings Evangelical church Grenzau Castle Limes Germanicus, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in particular the Ferbach fort