In 1096, Hundsangen had its first documentary mention as Hundeszagel.
At Hundsangen’s graveyard, a Romanmedallion was found. Today it is found in the Nassau Antiquities Collection (Sammlung Nassauischer Altertümer) in Wiesbaden.
Culture and sightseeing
Music
Hundsangen has a church choir, a men’s singing club and a music club.
Buildings
Aerial image of catholic church Saint Goar.
The Baroque parish church of St. Goar was built in 1726. The Romanesque churchtower, however, comes from the 12th century.
Parks
In Hundsangen there are several heavily frequented forests, with, for example, an educational nature trail in the forest Am Buch and a barbecue pit in the Boschern forest.
Natural monuments
In the Boschern forest are some cliffs from the time when Hundsangen was still on the seabed. They contain valuable marble, which has already been reported in the press.
Sport
Football
Hundsangen’s first football team played for many years in the football Rheinlandliga.
Shooting club
The local shooting club’s athletes have also made it to the German Championships.
Sport facilities
There are sporting grounds in the forest Am Buch with two football fields, and there is training in the main hall at the Ollmerschhalle. In the centre of Hundsangen, there is also a small football area. There is a shooting house in the Boschern forest.
Regular events
Hundsangen always holds its kermis in August, on the weekend after Assumption.
Particularly impressive are the yearly Carnival events in this Westerwald community. Besides the Kappensitzungen held every year, the parade held every four years is a magnet for the public and draws tens of thousands of onlookers.
Hundsangen has at its disposal a Catholickindergarten and a primary school. Secondary schools (Gymnasien in Hadamar, Limburg and Montabaur, Realschulen in Hadamar and Montabaur as well as Hauptschulen in Salz, Montabaur and Hadamar) are linked to the community by local public transport.
