Kroppach
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| Kroppach | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg |
| Mayor | Rainer Räder |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 3.97 km² (1.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 319 m (1047 ft) |
| Population | 649 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 163 /km² (423 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WW |
| Postal code | 57612 |
| Area code | 02688 |
| Website | www.gemeinde-kroppach.de |
| Location of Kroppach within Westerwaldkreis district | |
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Kroppach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The agriculturally structured residential community of Kroppach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
The community lies between Hachenburg and Altenkirchen and is described as the gateway to the Kroppach Switzerland nature and landscape conservation area.
[edit] History
In 1199, Kroppach had its first documentary mention. In 1999, this event was the subject of a celebratory publication (Festschrift). Kroppach was for a long time the seat of a tithe court and had its own court seal. In 1661, a so-called Kirchspiel-Winterschule (“parish winter school”) was established, which 70 years later, beginning in 1731, was also run the year round.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Community council
The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
[edit] Culture and sightseeing
[edit] Parks
The local recreation area, called the Kroppacher Schweiz, or “Kroppach Switzerland”, with its many hiking paths and panoramas into the Nister Valley is a recognized nature and landscape conservation area.
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Transport
South of the community runs Bundesstraße 414, leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen, Wilnsdorf and Herborn on the A 45 (Dortmund–Gießen). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
[edit] External links
- Kroppach (German)
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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