Krümmel
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| Krümmel | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Selters (Westerwald) |
| Mayor | Reiner Schmidt |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 2.20 km² (0.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 260 m (853 ft) |
| Population | 372 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 169 /km² (438 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WW |
| Postal code | 56244 |
| Area code | 02626 |
| Website | www.kruemmel-ww.de |
| Location of Krümmel within Westerwaldkreis district | |
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Krümmel is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
The rural residential community of Krümmel lies 2 km west of Selters in woodland and meadowland.
[edit] History
In 1022, Krümmel had its first documentary mention as Crumbele. In 1972, in the course of municipal restructuring, the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters was founded, to which Krümmel belongs.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Community council
The council is made up of 8 council members, including the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Transport
North of the community runs the Bundesstraße 413, leading from Bendorf to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Dierdorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
[edit] Famous people
[edit] Sons and daughters of the town
- Hans August Lücker, German politician (CSU), Member of the Bundestag and later European MP, born 21 February 1915 in Krümmel
[edit] External links
- Krümmel (German)
- Verbandsgemeinde Selters (Westerwald) (German)
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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