Bad Marienberg
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Population | 5,874 (2004) |
| Area | 9.96 km² |
| Population density | 590 /km² |
| Elevation | 488 m |
| Coordinates | 50°38′ N 7°57′ E |
| Postal code | 56470 |
| Area code | 02661 |
| Licence plate code | WW |
| Mayor | Ernst Dankwart Neufurth (SPD) |
| Website | badmarienberg.de |
Bad Marienberg is a town in the Westerwaldkreis area of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
The town is located in the Westerwald mountains between Limburg an der Lahn and Siegen. Past it, from east to west, flows the river Nister. Bad Marienberg is divided into three districts, named Eichenstruth, Langenbach und Zinhain.
Bad Marienberg is also the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Bad Marienberg, which consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):
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[edit] History
Bad Marienberg was the capital of the Oberwesterwaldkreis from 1866 to 1939.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Stadtrat(town council)
Bad Marienberg's town council has 23 members, and elects its mayor from among their number.
| CDU | SPD | Grüne | Gesamt | |
| 2004 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 22 Sitze |
(Stand: Kommunalwahl on june 13th 2004)
[edit] Mayor
As of 2004 Ernst-Dankwart Neufurth (SPD) was the mayor of Bad Marienberg.
[edit] City partnerships
Bad Marienberg has city partnerships with Marienberg in the Ore Mountains, and with Pagny-sur-Moselle in France.
[edit] Economics
[edit] Nearby roads
- B 414, Hohenroth - Hachenburg.
- Haiger-Burbach -> Autobahn A 45 Dortmund - Gießen, 22 km distant.
- The nearest ICE train station is in Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt line.
- The nearest airport is Siegerland EDGS, about 20 minutes away on the A45.
[edit] Famous people from Bad Marienberg
- Katja Burkard
- Gerhard Roth
- Anette Rückes
