Kammerforst, Rhineland-Palatinate

Kammerforst
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Coordinates: 50°27′50″N 7°40′38″E / 50.46389°N 7.67722°E / 50.46389; 7.67722Coordinates: 50°27′50″N 7°40′38″E / 50.46389°N 7.67722°E / 50.46389; 7.67722
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Höhr-Grenzhausen
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Kevin Michael Heibel[1]
Area
• Total	1.33 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	242
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	56206
Dialling codes	02624
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.gemeinde-Kammerforst.de

Kammerforst in the Kannenbäckerland is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography[]

The community lies roughly 13 km northeast of Koblenz on the edge of the Nassau Nature Park. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Höhr-Grenzhausen, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History[]

The community came into being sometime about the year 1680. It was founded by Walloon guest workers who were seeking iron ore in the area.

Politics[]

The municipal council is made up of 7 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure[]

The A 48 with its Höhr-Grenzhausen interchange is 4 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line or the one at Koblenz on the Rechte Rheinstrecke.

References[]

External links[]

• Kammerforst (in German)

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