On Friday, 20 March 2026, at 6 p.m., the initiative ‘Gemeinsam für Dernbach’ (Together for Dernbach) invites you to a casual regulars’ table ‘Auf ein Bier’ (On a beer) in the Luda restaurant. Under the motto ‘What topics are you passionate about?’, citizens can talk about current topics, ideas and more.
Day: Together for Dernbach
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Local council meeting Dernbach
In a public session, our requests will be discussed and decided:
- A3/A48 bulletin board "Kloster Dernbach";
- Appreciation of St. Catherine Kasper;
- Improved road safety (K148, L312);
- bicycle repair station;
- Electric distribution box at Laurentiusplatz.
The background is that several important projects need to be prepared on time for which LEADER funding can be applied for by 20 March 2026.
Our applications are on the page ‘initiatives“ can be described and downloaded.
We cordially invite all citizens to attend the public meeting, to inform themselves and to follow the deliberations in the Council.
Updates can be found in Council Information System.
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Open Group meeting
"Together for Dernbach" cordially invites all interested citizens to the open Group meeting. On the agenda are current topics from the Council and committees, preparation for upcoming meetings as well as your and your ideas and concerns.
‘Together for Dernbach’ consists of a party-independent electorate and is committed to transparent and citizen-oriented local politics.
The members of the political group cordially invite all interested parties to actively participate in the organisation of the municipality. We look forward to a lively participation in the open exchange and good discussions.
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CDU majority excludes us from administrative work - parliamentary election shows lack of team spirit
The recent meeting of the Dernbach municipal council on 14 January made it clear: The CDU majority group does not seem to want to participate together for Dernbach in the administrative work – contrary to all customs in the local municipalities of the association municipality and contrary to the idea of equal cooperation in the Council. Although we provide about a third of the Council seats, the administration and its three associates thus remain exclusively in the hands of the CDU.
A fair offer – without a fair answer
With Alessa Bode, our group had proposed a committed, locally rooted candidate for the office of deputy. Their active involvement in associations, at the youth lounge and their competence in digitization and communication have significantly enriched the administration.
In our explanatory memorandum, we emphasized that all Council members are part of the a team are – without distinction between first and second class. Team spirit is spoken of on a regular basis in the Council, but nothing was felt in this election.
Our municipality has no formal ‘government’ or ‘opposition’ – all members of the Council should share responsibility. Precisely for this reason, it can only be understood as a conscious exclusion of Together for Dernbach if we are once again overlooked in the occupation of the associates. This is a disappointing signal for us: It contradicts the democratic self-image of communal cooperation.
Consequences: Constructive opposition
Our election proposal was supported by only five votes, thirteen council members voted in favour of the CDU's election proposal, which had the CDU Group's unanimous approval, according to its chairman. The majority has clearly shown that they do not want a common design.
We take this result as an opportunity to redefine our role: If fair participation is denied, we will take our responsibility as Constructive opposition true – critical, factual and in the interest of citizens.
Other topics of the meeting
It was unanimously decided to accept a grant for the expansion of the Südring. In the cemetery chapel, a clear cost ceiling could be agreed for Dernbach thanks to an amendment tabled by Together – an example of successful technical cooperation.
In addition, the mayor informed about new company settlements, conversions in the community center (including an emergency power system) and cameras in the cemetery. Our requests for drainage in Dr.-Domarus-Straße remain on the agenda. Our suggestion on road safety on Ebernhahner Straße and K148 (bicycle paths intersect here in confusing places) was answered unsatisfactory – leaving it to citizens to complain to the Landesbetrieb Mobilität cannot be an effective approach. We'll stay here.
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Council meeting of 19 November 2025
In the recent municipal council meeting, topics were discussed in numerous agenda items (TOP), which are also important in the new year. We summarize the most important points from the public session.
TOP 1: Announcements
The mayor informed about several decisions from the non-public part of the meeting, including decisions on land sales. In addition, the planned funds for the purchase of further land in the new development area ‘Oberm Kappesgarten’ are to be deferred for the time being.
In addition, it was announced that one of the previous hunting tenants is withdrawing from the contract. This means that only one hunting tenant will be contractually bound for Dernbach in the future.
Item 2: Establishment plan of the municipality
On 1 January 2026, a new gardening post is to be advertised. At the same time, two existing part-time jobs will be cut in 2026.
Since many community workers are of a similar age, several age-related retirements are to be expected in the next three years. In order to allow for the necessary training periods flexibly, an additional position should be taken into account – in return, an existing position will be omitted thereafter.
This means that the community should be well prepared for the upcoming developments in terms of personnel.
TOP 3: Emergency generator für the Municipalitycentre
Funding is available for the purchase of an emergency power generator, which costs around € 28,000 plus feed-in and other parts of the system, until 31. 12. We need to apply for 2025.
The community center is to be upgraded as an emergency meeting point in order to strengthen the crisis preparedness of the community.
TOP 4: Tax levies – revenue-neutral adjustment decided
Without an adjustment of the tax levies, losses in tax revenues would be around 18 percent. % was to be expected. This would have had serious consequences, including possible disadvantages in general allocations (practically compensatory payments from the Land).
The Council has therefore adopted a proposal to compensate for the tax losses caused by the reform of the property tax, which some Council members have referred to as a ‘socially acceptable variant’.
We regret that no action was taken in May – we had already pointed out the tax shortfalls at that time. For example, the 2025 budget slipped even more into deficit.
Item 5: Development plan ‘Upper Cap Garden“
The current draft development plan was unanimously approved. The plans are now entering the next phase, and the documents will be made available for public inspection.
TOP 6: Development plan ‘Cross-border route“
The outstanding formal objections of various organisations and companies were heard. However, they have no relevance for the execution of the construction project.
TOP 7: Firewood prices
In the future, the release of firewood will take place exclusively in solid meters, no longer in room meters.
For orientation: 5 room meters correspond to about 3.5 solid meters.
The Land’s price fixing – €73 per fixed meter – was taken over and unanimously adopted by the municipal council.
TOP 8: Meadow of orchards – Request from Joint für Dernbach
Our application to clarify the care responsibility of the orchard was discussed.
The area serves as a compensatory measure for the ‘Steinkaut’. Research by the local mayor also revealed that additional trees had to be planted in the course of the ‘Südring’ construction area.
The municipality will now check the actual care costs.
A local visit by the municipal council is planned for 2026.
Preparatory work and further elaboration will be carried out by the Construction Committee.
TOP 9: notifications
The work on fiber optic expansion is coming to an end. However, many errors of the previously used subcontractors still need to be corrected, which is why the remaining work will still be carried out.
The transfer of the network to Vodafone is planned for 2026.
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Open and successful exchange in autumn
An open Group meeting was held today, to which all interested citizens were invited. The aim of the meeting was to provide transparent information on current topics from the municipal bodies, to prepare for the upcoming municipal council meeting and to take suggestions from the citizens.
News from the committees
We looked at the last Council meeting in mid-June back. On some open issues, including drainage (parallel to Dr. Domarus-Straße) – there is currently no new state of play. We ask the administration and hope for an answer in the Construction Committee on 12 November or in Municipal Council on 19 November – no agenda has yet been published for both meetings.
In the open group meeting, the committees' topics were also raised: The Culture Committee deals with important dates, including fair planning, citizens' breakfast and Youth Day. We continue to collect suggestions from the citizenry to improve processes at events. For example, there are suggestions for improvement for the senior afternoon, such as organization and the selection of drinks.
Other points from our public meeting:
- We suggest a suitable location for the book phone booth. The idea of designing the telephone booth by young people (We reported) is to be implemented.
- The use of communal spaces and locking systems has been criticised. We're going after it.
- The opening of the library took place, which we found very successful. We commend the library team very much.
Preparing for the next council meeting
We have already collected and prepared topics for the upcoming Council meeting, including:
- Industrial area: Potential analysis and file inspection in existing reports. The Central and Financial Committee has granted a new opinion as an investment in the budget.
- Information from citizens on the critical traffic situation – here the intersection of cycle paths: In the context of road safety, we call on the administration to arrange for the road construction load carrier (probably state-owned mobility company here) to examine measures.
General information from the place
In conclusion, current developments in the municipality were summarized:
- The primary school in Dernbach will be expanded to ensure a full-day offer.
- A new siren was installed at the end of the road ‘Im Wehrholz’.
- The no-hold zones around the Raiffeisen-Gymnasium are still not sufficiently complied with. We ask the administration if and what measures are foreseen.
- The joints of the village well were repaired with synthetic resin.
- Several sacked places in the local area – including Kirchvor- and Rathausplatz – have to be repaired.
- The expansion of the fiberglass work continues to be unreliable, a decrease in the work is still pending, as a representative reported.
Finally, citizens were invited to contribute their ideas for village development. The exchange clearly demonstrated the importance to many of strengthening community life, better coordination of events and open dialogue within the community.
Together for Dernbach plans to maintain public group meetings at intervals of about three months. We hope to be able to continue to use the Council Hall for this purpose, for which we have worked very hard. We will announce the dates for 2026 here as soon as possible.
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Open Group meeting
"Together for Dernbach" cordially invites all interested citizens to the open Group meeting. On the agenda are current topics from the Council and committees, preparation for upcoming meetings as well as sustainable village development.
‘Together for Dernbach’ consists of a party-independent electorate and is committed to transparent and citizen-oriented local politics.
The members of the political group cordially invite all interested parties to actively participate in the organisation of the municipality. We look forward to a lively participation in the open exchange and good discussions.
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Open Group meeting
Together for Dernbach” cordially invites all interested citizens to the open Group meeting. The agenda includes current topics from the Council and committees, preparation for upcoming meetings and a review of the fair in Dernbach. We look forward to a lively participation in the open exchange and good conversations
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Open Group meeting - Together for Dernbach
Together for Dernbach cordially invites all interested citizens to the open Group meeting. The aim of the meeting is to discuss current topics and to include suggestions and opinions for the municipal council.
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Derwischer Jugendlounge - meeting place for young people in Dernbach
The Dervish youth lounge – the youth room in Dernbach – gets a new impetus! Together with Alessa, Thomas Burchards (CDU) and Youth godfather Mario Geldner In a short time, new promotional material was created to bring the lounge back to the centre of village life. With fresh flyers, colourful design and targeted public relations, the lounge is intended to revive – to a place of encounter, leisure and community for young people from Dernbach.
The Dervish Youth Lounge is the perfect place for anyone between the ages of 12 and 18 who is looking for a place to hang out, meet people, listen to music or just have fun. Whether you have been living in Dernbach for a long time or have only recently moved here, you are welcome here. The lounge offers numerous possibilities to design your free time: A pool table, a music system, a big screen with projector, game consoles and cozy sitting areas for talking and relaxing are waiting for you.
The youth lounge is accompanied by Mario Geldner, Our dedicated youth sponsor. He always has an open ear, is happy about new faces and supports you and others in realizing their own ideas and implementing small projects or actions. Thus, the lounge not only becomes a retreat, but an active part of village life.
The Dervish Youth Lounge is open Tuesdays and Fridays from 18:00 to 21:00 in the building on Burgweg 3, directly at the castle sports complex. If you have any questions or interest, you can contact Mario Geldner (tel. 0171 / 776 74 19) turn around.
So: Come by! There is always something going on in the Dervish Youth Lounge, and the fun is guaranteed!
In the future, too, ‘Together für Dernbach“ together with Thomas Burchards and Mario Geldner actively work to strengthen the youth lounge and to maintain it as an integral part of village life. The focus is on new ideas, youth participation and an open, lively community. Because a strong youth is the best investment in a strong village community.
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News from the Municipal Council 2/2025
On Wednesday last week, the most recent meeting of the Dernbach municipal council took place. Our group Together for Dernbach This time, too, he has been involved and accompanied some important issues critically, but constructively. Here is an overview of the items on the agenda:
Item 1: Announcement of non-public decisions
The mayor informed about two decisions from the non-public part. Both concern property matters.
Item 2: Budget 2025
A key issue was the 2025 budget. As the mayor explained, this is not balanced. The main reasons are upcoming investments and increased expenses, especially for the day care centre, which is run by the Diocese of Limburg. The increased payments are retroactive and affect several municipalities.
The focus was on the following investment items, among others:
- €663,250 for land purchases in the new construction area Cap garden. Some of these investments are to be more than counterfinanced by subsequent land sales.
- Expansion of Ebernhahner Straße in the area of the future Norma-Markts (walking path, crossing aid, turning lane).
- Participation in Martin-Luther-Straße (extension to Dernbach area), which has already been expanded by the city of Wirges.
- Creation of the Friedgarten, which could be implemented more cost-effectively through own contribution and donations.
- Setting up an emergency meeting point, in particular by means of an emergency generator. A grant of €7,500 was granted for this purpose. The discussion revolved, among other things, around the question of which equipment an emergency meeting point should at least have (e.g. heat supply), with the mayor stressing that no high quality of stay is foreseen.
Another point was the second purchase price for the community centre.
Our group welcomed the planned investments in principle, but called for a careful assessment of the financial situation. Manuel emphasized that the upholstery built in recent years has now been largely used up. It is true that around €100,000 per year is left for investment – a positive aspect. At the same time, it pointed to possible risks, such as if expected revenues (e.g. from land sales) were lower. A conscious use of the available resources therefore remains important.
Item 3: Tax rates 2025
The background of the consultation was the real estate tax reform, through which Dernbach will in future be around €54,000 less revenue has to expect. To compensate for this decline, the property tax would have to be increased by about 100 percentage points. However, the mayor proposed to wait for further development first.
Stefan Görg pointed out that differentiated lifting rates – e.g. for undeveloped land – are also possible and thus the aim can be pursued to close building gaps more quickly. This variant was rejected by the CDU faction with inconsistent arguments about a possible increase (heirs would be burdened). This is despite the fact that – just under a year ago – she was the only political group to have voted in favour of such a model herself. There was also talk of not putting more money into the pockets of citizens, which is not comprehensible in the context of the decline in revenue. The CDU group leader also referred to an increase a few years ago and spoke out against a further increase.
Manuel criticized the waiting so far and the contradictory reasoning: The amount of a revenue-neutral increase had already been known since the end of last year and forward-looking planning would have been appropriate. The non-adjustment of the rates de facto means that the municipality's financial room for manoeuvre is noticeably reduced. Ultimately, it was decided by a majority to leave the lifting rates unchanged for the time being. There were four abstentions.
Item 4: Amendment of the Cemetery Fee Regulations
The cemetery fee regulations have been adapted to reflect the newly created possibility of urn graves in the Friedgarten. The mayor presented the planned fees orally (approximately €800) and compared them with other municipalities of the Verbandsgemeinde. He stated that the administration could not have prepared a cost calculation in time.
Stefan and Roswitha criticized in particular the lack of written draft resolution and short-term information. Unlike the CDU parliamentary group, Together for Dernbach had not been informed in advance. Especially when it comes to a sensitive topic such as funeral fees and a change in the statutes, we consider transparent and sufficient preparation to be essential.
As far as the matter was concerned, we considered a moderate fee to be acceptable in principle. Manuel pointed out that no funeral form is cost-covering and a reasonable orientation value makes sense.
Despite these concerns, the amendment to the statutes was adopted unanimously; There were two abstentions.
Item 5: Photovoltaic system for the nursery
The planned photovoltaic system on the roof of the day care center was unanimously approved. The planned self-consumption makes the project economically viable in the long term – profitability is currently estimated to be achieved after about 11 years. Funding is also expected. A future agreement with the kindergarten for the use of the generated electricity is conceivable.
Item 6: Population Question Hour
A resident suggested posthumously appointing a deceased person as an honorary citizen of Dernbach. The mayor accepted the proposal and announced that he would discuss the matter with relatives.
Item 7: Communications and enquiries
In the last part of the meeting, several topical issues were raised:
- Fibre optic expansion: The course so far has been critically commented on. The delays continue and the execution is partial and still deficient. The mayor announced that he would check with the relevant authorities. Since it is a self-employed project of Vodafone, according to the VG administration, there are only limited rights of intervention.
- Level crossing main road: The road surface should be repaired if the train traffic is suspended due to construction work. The state authority for mobility has not yet given any feedback on this.
- Photo mountain: This is to be used again as a photo location. According to a request, the vegetation should also be removed and the wall painted.
- Invasive plant species Hercules perennial: It was announced that possible countermeasures are under consideration.
- Industrial area: An associate asked about remaining development opportunities. The administration is examining the situation.
- Noise pollution from railway announcements: One member of the Council was critical of this.
- Access road Grillhütte: When asked by a council member, the mayor admitted that the path serves as a rescue access to the emergency exit of the ICE tunnel.
conclusion
The meeting once again showed: Dernbach faces significant challenges, both financially and infrastructurally. Our group Together for Dernbach will continue to work to ensure that decisions are well prepared, comprehensible and made for the benefit of all citizens. We see open communication and early involvement of all political groups as a central prerequisite for functioning community work.
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Premiere: Voter group Jankowitsch now in the local council

The day before yesterday it was finally time: Our newly elected local council was officially introduced into office by the re-elected mayor Ferdi Düber. The Council was obliged by a handshake and thus heralded the start of a new term of office.
For us – Alessa Bode, Stefan Görg, Stefan Heinz, Cosimo Jankowitsch, Frank Köhn and Dr Manuel Misgeld – work on the Dernbach municipal council has now officially started. We look forward to actively participating in the various committees and representing the interests of our citizens.
The first official date is just around the corner: Next Wednesday 4 September 2024, to 7 p.m. The first meeting with important content takes place in the council hall of the Dernbach town hall, including the fee schedule of the community center, town hall and sports field building. All interested parties are cordially invited to join us and get an idea of our work.
At this point, we would like to once again Many thanks to everyone, They trusted us with their vote. Your support is our incentive to work with full commitment for an even more livable Dernbach.
In order to keep you up to date, we will regularly report on the developments in the Council via our homepage and social networks. We would also like to invite you as the Yankovich voter group to regular meetings. Together we can develop and implement ideas to further improve our beautiful village for all generations.
We are looking forward to the upcoming tasks and to Together with you the future of Dernbach to design!
