Langenbach bei Kirburg
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show Location of Langenbach bei Kirburg within Westerwaldkreis district | |
Langenbach bei Kirburg | |
Coordinates: 50°42′14″N 7°56′12″E / 50.70389°N 7.93667°ECoordinates: 50°42′14″N 7°56′12″E / 50.70389°N 7.93667°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Westerwaldkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Bad Marienberg (Westerwald) |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Artur Schneider[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 5.51 km2 (2.13 sq mi) |
Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,083 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 57520 |
Dialling codes | 02661 |
Vehicle registration | WW |
Website | www.bad-marienberg.de |
Langenbach bei Kirburg is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography[]
The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen on the boundary with North Rhine-Westphalia. The Langenbach, which belongs to the Sieg drainage basin, flows through the municipal area. Langenbach bei Kirburg belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bad Marienberg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History[]
In 1261, Langenbach bei Kirburg had its first documentary mention.
Politics[]
The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Economy and infrastructure[]
Transport[]
South of the community runs Bundesstraße 414, leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen and Wilnsdorf on the A 45 (Dortmund–Hanau), some 20 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References[]
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.
External links[]
- Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Westerwaldkreis
- Westerwaldkreis district geography stubs