Bad Marienberg

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Coordinates: 50°38′N, 7°57′E

Bad Marienberg
Coat of arms of Bad Marienberg Location of Bad Marienberg in Germany

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. Three villages belongs to the district of Bad Marienberg, 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"):

Location of Bad Marienberg in the Westerwaldkreis
Location of Bad Marienberg in the Westerwaldkreis
  • Bad Marienberg
  • Bölsberg
  • Dreisbach
  • Fehl-Ritzhausen
  • Großseifen
  • Hahn bei Marienberg
  • Hardt (Westerwald)
  • Hof
  • Kirburg
  • Langenbach bei Kirburg
  • Lautzenbrücken
  • Mörlen
  • Neunkhausen
  • Nisterau
  • Nistertal
  • Norken
  • Stockhausen-Illfurth
  • Unnau


[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

[edit] Famous people from Bad Marienberg

[edit] External links