Quirnbach, Westerwaldkreis
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Quirnbach | |
Coat of arms | Location |
Administration | |
Country | Germany |
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State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Westerwaldkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Selters (Westerwald) |
Mayor | Oliver Götsch |
Basic statistics | |
Area | 3.08 km² (1.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 300 m (984 ft) |
Population | 507 (31/12/2006) |
- Density | 165 /km² (426 /sq mi) |
Other information | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Licence plate | WW |
Postal code | 56242 |
Area code | 02626 |
Website | www.quirnbach-westerwald.de |
Location of Quirnbach within Westerwaldkreis district | |
Quirnbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
Quirnbach lies 3 km southeast of Selters on the kleiner Saynbach in the middle of woodlands and meadowlands. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.
[edit] History
In 1462, Quirnbach had its first documentary mention. The name’s spelling has changed over the centuries from Quirenbach to Querenbach to Quirnbach. In 1972, in the course of municipal restructuring, the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters was founded.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Community council
The council is made up of 8 council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Seat apportionment on council:
WG Götsch | WG Ströder | WG Stukemeier | Total | |
2004 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 seats |
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Transport
The nearest Autobahn interchange is Mogendorf 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] External links
- Quirnbach (German)
- Verbandsgemeinde of Selters (Westerwald) (German)
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.