Sessenbach
Encyclopedia
Sessenbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde
– in the Westerwaldkreis
in Rhineland-Palatinate
, Germany
.
between Koblenz
and Siegen
in the Kannenbäckerland (“Jug Bakers’ Land”, a small region known for its ceramics industry). Through the community flows the Sessenbach, which belongs to the Rhine drainage basin
. Sessenbach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach
, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town
.
finds have led to the conclusion that there was once a Celtic dwelling pit settlement here.
At first documentary mention in 1321, Luther von Isenburg held Sinsinbach in fief. The Isenburg estate and the Wollenschlägers Höfchen at Sessenbach were in Isenburg hands until 1664, whereafter they passed to the Electorate of Trier. The Saynhof (1331, Hof “Uf der Seijne”) found itself in many owner’s hands, ending up in 1723 under the Oberwerth Monastery’s ownership. Isenburg-Grenzau owned a share of the tithe
s from Sessenbach in 1600.
Today, Sessenbach has roughly 550 inhabitants living in 160 houses with all together 230 dwellings in an area of 2.8 km².
In the 20th century, the villagers’ main livelihoods lay in agriculture
and ceramics. In the realm of development in living conditions, Sessenbach has kept its “idyllic” village character, and village and club life here are important to the local people. Various clubs allow members to indulge their interests.
Since 1972 Sessenbach has belonged to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach.
in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
(AS 12) interchange
lies 6 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress
stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
Verbandsgemeinde
A Verbandsgemeinde is an administrative unit in the German Bundesländer of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt.-Rhineland-Palatinate:...
– in the Westerwaldkreis
Westerwaldkreis
The Westerwaldkreis is a district in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany...
in Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Location
The community lies in the WesterwaldWesterwald
The Westerwald is a low mountain range on the right bank of the River Rhine in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a part of the Rhine Massif...
between Koblenz
Koblenz
Koblenz is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the...
and Siegen
Siegen
Siegen is a city in Germany, in the south Westphalian part of North Rhine-Westphalia.It is located in the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein in the Arnsberg region...
in the Kannenbäckerland (“Jug Bakers’ Land”, a small region known for its ceramics industry). Through the community flows the Sessenbach, which belongs to the Rhine drainage basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
. Sessenbach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach
Ransbach-Baumbach (Verbandsgemeinde)
Ransbach-Baumbach is a Verbandsgemeinde in the district Westerwaldkreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Ransbach-Baumbach....
, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town
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.-Location:...
.
History
In 1321, the village had its first documentary mention as Sinsinbach. ArchaeologicalArchaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
finds have led to the conclusion that there was once a Celtic dwelling pit settlement here.
At first documentary mention in 1321, Luther von Isenburg held Sinsinbach in fief. The Isenburg estate and the Wollenschlägers Höfchen at Sessenbach were in Isenburg hands until 1664, whereafter they passed to the Electorate of Trier. The Saynhof (1331, Hof “Uf der Seijne”) found itself in many owner’s hands, ending up in 1723 under the Oberwerth Monastery’s ownership. Isenburg-Grenzau owned a share of the tithe
Tithe
A tithe is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to government. Today, tithes are normally voluntary and paid in cash, cheques, or stocks, whereas historically tithes were required and paid in kind, such as agricultural products...
s from Sessenbach in 1600.
Today, Sessenbach has roughly 550 inhabitants living in 160 houses with all together 230 dwellings in an area of 2.8 km².
In the 20th century, the villagers’ main livelihoods lay in agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
and ceramics. In the realm of development in living conditions, Sessenbach has kept its “idyllic” village character, and village and club life here are important to the local people. Various clubs allow members to indulge their interests.
Since 1972 Sessenbach has belonged to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach.
Community council
The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority votePlurality voting system
The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member constituencies...
in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Transport
Autobahn A 48 with its Höhr-GrenzhausenHöhr-Grenzhausen
Höhr-Grenzhausen is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a centre for the ceramic industry in the Kannenbäckerland with a professional college for ceramics, another for ceramic form, and many others, hence the nickname Kannenbäckerstadt .Together with the...
(AS 12) interchange
Interchange (road)
In the field of road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically uses grade separation, and one or more ramps, to permit traffic on at least one highway to pass through the junction without directly crossing any other traffic stream. It differs from a standard intersection, at which...
lies 6 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress
InterCityExpress
The Intercity-Express or ICE is a system of high-speed trains predominantly running in Germany and neighbouring countries. It is the highest service category offered by DB Fernverkehr and is the flagship of Deutsche Bahn...
stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.