Gackenbach

Gackenbach
Gackenbach
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Gackenbach within Westerwaldkreis district
	Gackenbach Gackenbach
	Coordinates: 50°22′10″N 7°51′36″E / 50.36944°N 7.86000°E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Montabaur
Subdivisions	2 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Hans Ulrich Weidenfeller
Area
• Total	4.75 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	566
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	56412
Dialling codes	06439
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.gackenbach-ww.de

Gackenbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality.

Geography

Location

Gackenbach lies in the Buchfinkenland in the southern Westerwald as well as in the geographical triangle between Koblenz, Limburg an der Lahn and Montabaur in the middle of the Nassau Nature Park.

Constituent communities

Dies

Dies lies below Gackenbach in the Gelbach Valley. It has roughly 65 inhabitants and is in a pleasant setting on the Gelbach. It is in the Gelbachtal which is very famous for motor bikers during the summer.

Kirchähr

The constituent community of Kirchähr also lies in the Gelbach Valley and consists mainly of the Karlsheim Kirchähr, a youth and meeting centre of the Bishopric of Limburg with its own campground for tents on the other side of the Gelbach.

History

In 1290, Gackenbach had its first documentary mention.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 13 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Culture and sightseeing

Wild- und Freizeitpark Westerwald

In Gackenbach is found the Wild- und Freizeitpark Westerwald (“Westerwald Wilderness and Amusement Park”), where visitors can observe many native species of animal as well as wisent in their natural habitat in an area of 4 ha. Also, there are a petting zoo, barbecue pits and a 400-m-long summer toboggan run.