developed into a residential community, 90% of whose working inhabitants earn their livelihood in surrounding towns, mainly in the Frankfurt Rhein-Main Region. Transport Brechen is well linked to the long-distance road network by way of the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt, Limburg-Nord interchange) lying 6 km away. Through the community runs Bundesstraße 8. At the Limburg-Süd interchange also lies the Limburg-Süd railway station on the InterCityExpress’s Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line with hourly trains offering a quick link to Frankfurt Airport (17 min.), Cologne Bonn Airport and the rest if the ICE network. Niederbrechen and Oberbrechen stations lie on RMV line 20 (Main-Lahn Railway) between Limburg an der Lahn and Frankfurt am Main. Education The community has at its disposal one primary school and one Hauptschule with a Realschule branch in Niederbrechen as well as a further primary school in Oberbrechen. Other secondary schools are to be found nearby in Limburg. Public institutions Schule im Emsbachtal in Niederbrechen Grundschule Oberbrechen in Oberbrechen Kindergarten Niederbrechen, In der Schlei 45 Kindergarten Niederbrechen, Westerwaldstraße 1-3 Kindergarten Oberbrechen Kindergarten Werschau Niederbrechen Volunteer Fire Brigade, founded 1897 Oberbrechen Volunteer Fire Brigade, founded 1895 (includes Youth Fire Brigade) Werschau Volunteer Fire Brigade, founded 1927 (includes Youth Fire Brigade) Niederbrechen Catholic public library Oberbrechen Catholic public library Werschau Catholic public library Niederbrechen gymnastics club Famous people Sons and daughters of the town Joseph Neuhäuser (1890–1949), composer Walter Neuhäusser (1926- ), architect Albert Otto (b. 1885 in Oberbrechen, d. 1975), artist People connected with the community Peter Josef Blum (1808–1884), Bishop of Limburg References Further reading F.-R. Herrmann und A. Jockenhövel: Die Vorgeschichte Hessens. 1990, S.329f. F.-R. Herrmann: Römerüberraschung. Archäologie in Deutschland 4, 2001, S.41. External links Limburg-Weilburg