Homberg (Ohm)
Homberg | |
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Location of Homberg (Ohm) within Vogelsbergkreis district | |
Gießen | |
District | Vogelsbergkreis |
Subdivisions | 14 Stadtbezirke |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–28) | Simke Ried[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 88 km2 (34 sq mi) |
Elevation | 288 m (945 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,521 |
• Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 35315 |
Dialling codes | 06633 |
Vehicle registration | VB |
Website | www.homberg-ohm.de |
Homberg (Ohm) (German pronunciation: [ˈhɔmbɛʁk] ⓘ) is a town in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
The officially recognized climatic spa of Homberg lies from 203 to 350 m above sea level in the valley of the Ohm, a tributary to the Lahn, some 19 km southeast of Marburg.
Neighbouring communities
Homberg borders in the north on the town of
Constituent communities
The town of Homberg consists of not only the namesake main town, but also of the outlying centres of Appenrod, Bleidenrod, Büßfeld, Dannenrod, Deckenbach, Erbenhausen, Gontershausen, Haarhausen, Höingen, Maulbach, Nieder-Ofleiden, Ober-Ofleiden and Schadenbach.
Politics
Town council
This section needs to be updated.(July 2021) |
The municipal elections held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:
Coat of arms
Homberg's oldest known seal dates back to 1234, even before the town was granted town rights. Until the 16th century, the town's arms generally showed a castle or town wall with the red-and-silver-striped Lion of Hessen, and in 1536, a new version suddenly showed the lion "sinister" – facing left (from the arms bearer's point of view). The arms in use today, which were adopted in the late 19th century, are based on this version.[1]
Town partnerships
The town of Homberg maintains partnerships with the following places:
Transportation
Homberg lies in the area of the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (Rhine-Main Transport Network). The busline 5332 of the Kurhessen Regional Transport system connects Homberg with the nearest
The Ohmtalbahn, which runs through Homberg (Burg- and Nieder Gemünden–Kirchhain) is nowadays only partly in service beginning at Nieder-Ofleiden, and only then for goods trains that serve a basalt quarry.
The Homberg (Ohm) interchange on Autobahn A 5 lies about 10 km south of the town core, while 8 km to the north runs Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) 62.
References
- Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
- Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
External links
Media related to Homberg (Ohm) at Wikimedia Commons