Marienrachdorf

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Marienrachdorf
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Marienrachdorf
Marienrachdorf (Germany)
Marienrachdorf
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Selters (Westerwald)
Mayor Marianne Herkenroth
Basic statistics
Area 5.04 km² (1.9 sq mi)
Elevation 273 m  (896 ft)
Population 1,000  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 198 /km² (514 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate WW
Postal code 56242
Area code 02626
Website www.marienrachdorf.de
Location of Marienrachdorf within Westerwaldkreis district
Map

Coordinates: 50°33′8″N 7°42′52″E / 50.55222, 7.71444

Marienrachdorf is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

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[edit] Geography

[edit] Location

Marienrachdorf lies 4 km northwest of Selters. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate.

[edit] History

In 1190, Marienrachdorf had its first documentary mention as Rachdorf. In 1972, in the course of municipal restructuring, the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters was founded, to which Marienrachdorf belongs.

[edit] Politics

[edit] Community council

The council is made up of 12 council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeisterin), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004. Apportionment of seats on Council:

WG Herkenroth WG Klöckner WG Haubrich Total
2004 5 6 1 12 seats

[edit] Clubs

  • Kirchenchor Cäcilia (church choir)
  • Musikverein 1977 Marienrachdorf e.V. (music)
  • Angelsportverein Marienrachdorf (angling)
  • Gymnastikverein (women’s gymnastics)
  • Sportverein Marienrachdorf e.V. 1921 (sport)
  • Dartclub Florida

[edit] Economy and infrastructure

[edit] Transport

Northwest of the community runs Bundesstraße 413, leading from Bendorf to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Dierdorf on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

[edit] External links

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.