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Melsbach
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Location of Melsbach within Neuwied district
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Neuwied |
| Municipal assoc. | Rengsdorf |
| Mayor | Joachim Herzog (SPD) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 2.80 km2 (1.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 170 m (558 ft) |
| Population | 2,031 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 725 /km2 (1,879 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | NR |
| Postal code | 56581 |
| Area code | 02634 |
| Website | www.gemeinde-melsbach.de |
Melsbach is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Regional parts of Melsbach's surrounding belongs to the well-known air-spa of Rengsdorf.
Until the late 1960s in Melsbach a significant clay-mining was held. Today only a winding tower marks the place where the mines´ entrance has been.
Melsbach was a firm contract partner of the regionally famous pumice-mining corporation Kann-Werke until the late 1980s, when the pumice-fields ran out of containings.
A tourist attraction and popular panorama-motive are the ruins of the Kreuzkirche (church of the cross), situated at the southern entrance of the village.
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