Dreifelden
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| Dreifelden | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg |
| Mayor | Andreas Weber (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 5.10 km² (2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 416 m (1365 ft) |
| Population | 315 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 62 /km² (160 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WW |
| Postal code | 57629 |
| Area code | 02666 |
| Website | www.dreifelden.de |
| Location of Dreifelden within Westerwaldkreis district | |
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Dreifelden is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
On the southern boundary of the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg – a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate – in the northwest Westerwaldkreis lies Dreifelden, on the biggest lake found on the Westerwald Lake Plateau (Westerwälder Seenplatte), the Dreifelder Weiher. The Verbandsgemeinde to which the community belongs has its seat in the like-named town.
[edit] History
In 1319, Dreifelden had its first documentary mention.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Community council
The council is made up of 9 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Transport
Dreifelden is linked to the long-distance road network by Bundesstraße 8, which joins the community to the middle centres of Hachenburg (11 km) and Altenkirchen (26 km). The Autobahn interchanges Mogendorf und Dierdorf on the A 3 can be reached over Bundesstraßen 8 and 413. The Hennef interchange on the A 5 (AS 60) can be reached directly on Bundesstraße 8.
[edit] External links
 Church in Dreifelden |
 Dreifelder Weiher |
 Weiherbrücke (“pond bridge”) Dreifelden |
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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