Waldmühlen

Waldmühlen
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Coordinates: 50°35′14″N 8°3′49″E / 50.58722°N 8.06361°E / 50.58722; 8.06361Coordinates: 50°35′14″N 8°3′49″E / 50.58722°N 8.06361°E / 50.58722; 8.06361
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Rennerod
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Guntram Janz[1]
Area
• Total	3.10 km2 (1.20 sq mi)
Elevation	405 m (1,329 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	323
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	56479
Dialling codes	02664
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	Waldmühlen auf VG Rennerod Website

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

Geography[]

The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen und Limburg. Waldmühlen belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. The Holzbach crosses Bundesstraße 54 at the community's edge.

History[]

In the 15th century, Waldmühlen had its first documentary mention as Walkmohle.

Politics[]

The municipal council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 26 March 2006.

Economy and infrastructure[]

Running right through the community is Bundesstraße 54, linking Limburg an der Lahn with Siegen. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are Herborn and on the A 45 (Dortmund–Gießen), and also Montabaur and Limburg-Nord on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), all between 20 and 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stops are the railway stations at Montabaur and Limburg-Süd on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

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