# Eitelborn

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**Eitelborn** is an *Ortsgemeinde* – a municipality belonging to a *[Verbandsgemeinde](/source/Verbandsgemeinde)* – in the [Westerwaldkreis](/source/Westerwaldkreis) in [Rhineland-Palatinate](/source/Rhineland-Palatinate), [Germany](/source/Germany). It belongs to the [*Verbandsgemeinde* of Montabaur](/source/Montabaur_(Verbandsgemeinde)), a kind of collective municipality.

## Geography

The municipality lies in the [Westerwald](/source/Westerwald) between [Koblenz](/source/Koblenz), [Höhr-Grenzhausen](/source/H%C3%B6hr-Grenzhausen), [Montabaur](/source/Montabaur) and [Bad Ems](/source/Bad_Ems).

## History

In 1377, Eitelborn was first mentioned in a document. The founder was a soldier from [Arzbach](/source/Arzbach) named *Udilo*. Named after him is the *Udilo Park* located on the high ridges at the edge of the forest. In 1967, this small municipality 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

The municipal council is made up of 21 council members, who were elected in a municipal election on 7 June 2009, and is presided over by the honorary mayor (*Bürgermeister*).

CDU SPD Wählergruppe Blath Total 2004 3 6 11 20 Seats

## Coat of arms

The municipality's [arms](/source/Coat_of_arms) bear three red lilies stemming from the arms borne by the Lords of Helfenstein, who built the [Sporkenburg](/source/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.

## References

1. [Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis](https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/kd/gebiete/1430000000000.html), Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.

## External links

- [Eitelborn](https://www.eitelborn.de/) (in German)

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