The accommodation
In Kirberg there is a very nice outdoor swimming pool, tennis court, an inviting sports / football field, a model airfield, an idyllic castle ruins and riding. Especially the beautiful nature invites for hiking in any kind a - through light beech forests and over fields and meadows. Culturally you come in nearby Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, Bad Camberg and Limburg / Lahn at his own expense. At the site there are doctors, 1x supermarket REWE (Mo. -Sa. 7-22 clock) and 1 x Penny (8-21 Clock), a pharmacy, bakery, butcher, bank, 2 restaurants, 1 ice cream shop, post office with Postbank, 1 health food store. In 15 min. You are in Limburg / Lahn or Bad Camberg in 45 min. On the A3 in Frankfurt, in 30 min. On the B417 in Wiesbaden, in 60 min. On the Rhine near Eltville in 1, 5 hours in Cologne or Dusseldorf. Westerwald, Taunus, Odenwald are close. Information and guides are available for inspection.
Access for guests
From (phone number hidden). Using garden and terrace to the informal consultation. My washing machine and drying facility in the basement are free after a short consultation available for stays min. 1 week.
Guest Interaction
My name my guests welcome - keep myself in the background for people who want to keep to themselves - am always open to guests who want to contact me. Rejoice especially if guests want to use with the possible dog canine / human contact. Arise always with help and advice available. As a cot is available, can be found at the 6 guests a toddler comfortable accommodation.
The neighborhood
Kirberg is historically interesting:
The establishment of the former city Kirberg, situated in a plane extending from west to east valley floor surrounded by fertile hilly landscape overlooking the Lahn-Dill-mountains and the plateau of the Westerwald took place in 1355. Nestled between the öst - union valley of the Aar and the west of EMS and Wörsbach rises powerfully a scarf rock, topped by a tower who lets the remainder of a former castle seen as well as the ruins of the former city walls (stain walls) the original form of a vast medieval fortification.
At the site where in 1355 the Count Gerhard von Dietz and Johann von Nassau-Merenberg built the castle, is expected at the end of the 8th cen- have tury been one of the first Christian churches in the area. The construction of the castle of the place has been extended by the introduction inhabitants moved from Bubenheim and Erbach Are there, surrounded by walls and towers and elevated to a city. How long was the castle, is not precisely known. Among their men of Burg Bubenheim that. Of Reiffenberg from Heppe booklet, of Gentiles, by mountains, of Ried and stone Farms had here the monasteries Gnadenthal and Erbach.
Built in 1355, the present church is one of the oldest in Nassau. The last Catholic priest put his office in 1525, after 1530, the Reformation found its way into Kirberg.
The first Kirberger school was a child of the Reformation period. As schoolhouse served the altar Leonhard house, located in the garden of the pharmacy later.
In 1594, the first time the official correspondence was conducted as a "stain Kirberg", by that date Kirberg had no town status.
Even during the Middle Ages Kirberg had a rain through traffic when it had also not have its own market. Kirberg was a safe place and at the same time trading center of agricultural for the merchants with their truckloads cultural products. The two main towers of Upper and Untertor served to guard and at the same time customs duties.
Having been a part of the Housing supply fires during the Thirty Years War had destroyed, factors were three fires, the last in 1710, in comparison Kirberg from heerend.
In 1711 the town was rebuilt, whereby the plan from the time the city was founded - three parallel main streets in a rectangle - maintained. The houses of that era, with stairways, gabled roofs and high, dot the village today.
Due to the catastrophic fires of 1796 and 1850, the old stain wall was dismantled in the West, the arrival grow the population made the construction of a fourth parallel street, the Neugasse (now part of Limburger Straße), required.
1806 was the newly created Duchy of Nassau Kirberg incorporated. As a seat of an office Kirberg remained still some years, was then combined with Limburg and remained even after the inclusion of the duchy in the Prussian state with the county town of Limburg connected.
Although the inhabitants until the mid 19th century by half allocated had assumed (1,400 inhabitants in 1860) remained Kirberg economically a country place, which, however, due to its location on the road connecting Kirberg and Wiesbaden (B417 "Hünerstraße") renewed importance approached, 1955, when the "stains Kirberg" on the city's founding 600 years ago back looked, declining population figures were recorded. Many young farmers turned to the craft or were in the cities of the Rhine-Main region a new existence. Today the trend is rather the reverse: Many of those who live or work in the Frankfurt area search in Kirberg with its beautiful scenic area a quiet place to live.
Together with Dauborn, herring, Neesbach, Mensfelden, Nauheim and ears are Kirberg in 1971 voluntarily joined the greater community Hünfelden whose administrative headquarters in Kirberg is.
In 2005, was committed by "Office and stains Kirberg" with the help of the public and of local associations 650 year celebration. Over two days, the festival was celebrated with a historic market, further actions accompanied throughout the year. Kirberg surrounds beautiful nature such as large beech forests. Equestrian and other sports are very important here, as well as a shooting club uva focusing archery.
Means of transport
There is an express bus to Wiesbaden, 10 Km you will reach the ICE-Bahnhof Limburg / South, also from Niederbrechen (7 km) you can well go by train to Frankfurt / Main. There is a bus to Limburg. Property Guests can park right outside the house. From the Airport Frankfurt / Main can be reached by train or rental car accommodation.
Other important information
In the apartment is located Miscellaneous Information about the area, excursions, activities, events ect. available for inspection (not Please bring !!). There are available for the apartment guests a fast Internet connection and direct telephone for calls within Germany ready !!! free
Good BBQ equipment is available.