Ransbach-Baumbach

Geschichte

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.GeographyLocationThe community lies in the Westerwald about 10 km northwest of Montabaur, and 15 km northeast of Koblenz.HistoryIn 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 Pleurtuit, Brittany, France since 1985 Parish of Rukoma in Mirenge, Rwanda since April 2005Schools and kindergartens Astrid Lindgren-Schule (primary school/whole-day school) Erich Kästner-Schule (Regionalschule) St. Markus Catholic Kindergarten St. Antonius Catholic Kindergarten St. Martin Town Kindergarten