Eitelborn

Eitelborn
Coat of arms of Eitelborn Coat of arms
Eitelborn
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Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Montabaur
Government
• Mayor	Norbert Blath
Area
• Total	7.10 km2 (2.74 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	2,480
• Density	350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	56337
Dialling codes	02620
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.eitelborn.de

Eitelborn 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

The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz, Höhr-Grenzhausen, Montabaur and Bad Ems.

History

In 1377, Eitelborn had its first documentary mention. The founder was a soldier from Arzbach named Udilo. Named after him is the Udilo Park lying on the heights at the edge of the forest. In 1967, this small community in the Augst – a very small region in the Westerwald – was chosen as the prettiest village in the contest Unser Dorf soll schöner werden (“Our village should become lovelier”).

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 21 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

	CDU	SPD	Wählergruppe Blath	Total
2004	3	6	11	20 Seats

Coat of arms

The community’s arms bear three red lilies stemming from the arms borne by the Lords of Helfenstein, who built the Sporkenburg castle. The golden castle outer wall shows the building as it is today. The fountain is a stylized image of one that has been at the old Town Hall Square (Rathausplatz) since 1950.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

About a kilometre south of the village lies the Sporkenburg.

External links

• Eitelborn (German)