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. GeographyThe 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. PartnershipsSchools and kindergartens
SightseeingRansbach-Baumbach lies in the heart of the Kannenbäckerland, a small region known for its ceramics industry.
OtherSince 1676 the Fohr Brewery has been in Ransbach-Baumbach. References
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