Daubach, Westerwaldkreis
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| Daubach | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Montabaur |
| Mayor | Raimund Hahn |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 2.51 km² (1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 298 m (978 ft) |
| Population | 465 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 185 /km² (480 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WW |
| Postal code | 56412 |
| Area code | 02602 |
| Website | www.vg-montabaur.de |
| Location of Daubach within Westerwaldkreis district | |
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Daubach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
The community lies west of Bundesautobahn 3, five kilometres from Montabaur, to the lee of the Stelzenbach Forest, above the Gelbach Valley and only seven kilometres from the Lahn Valley with its episcopal town, Limburg an der Lahn.
[edit] History
In 1343, Daubach had its first documentary mention. Daubach is nowadays a residential community without any established industry. The grocer’s shop closed in 2000. The building of the community’s own chapel in the 1990s may be described as a highlight.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Community council
The council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
[edit] Coat of arms
The approval for the community to bear its own arms was granted on 14 April 1981 by the government assistant.
[edit] Further reading
- Hermann-Josef Hucke: Daubach im Wandel der Zeit 1343 - 1993
[edit] External links
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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