Welkenbach

Welkenbach
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Coordinates: 50°38′0″N 7°43′35″E / 50.63333°N 7.72639°E / 50.63333; 7.72639Coordinates: 50°38′0″N 7°43′35″E / 50.63333°N 7.72639°E / 50.63333; 7.72639
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Hachenburg
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Matthias Becker[1]
Area
• Total	2.30 km2 (0.89 sq mi)
Elevation	315 m (1,033 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	142
• Density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	57644
Dialling codes	02680
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.hachenburg-vg.de

Welkenbach 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 an der Lahn and Siegen. Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History[]

In 1315, Welkenbach had its first documentary mention as Welkemerode.

Politics[]

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

Economy and infrastructure[]

The community lies west of Bundesstraße 8, leading from Limburg an der Lahn nach Siegburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Dierdorf and Neuwied on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References[]

External links[]

• Welkenbach in the collective municipality’s Web pages (in German)

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