Bölsberg
| Bölsberg | |
|---|---|
  Bölsberg | |
Location of Bölsberg within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
| Coordinates: 50°40′07″N 7°54′54″E / 50.66861°N 7.91500°ECoordinates: 50°40′07″N 7°54′54″E / 50.66861°N 7.91500°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Bad Marienberg (Westerwald) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Georg Otto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.46 km2 (0.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 248 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 57648 |
| Dialling codes | 02661 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.bad-marienberg.de |
Bölsberg is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
Location
The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen. Bölsberg is the smallest community in the Verbandsgemeinde of Bad Marienberg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
About 1300, Bölsberg had its first documentary mention.
Politics
Community council
The council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
North of the community runs Bundesstraße 414 leading from Driedorf-Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Haiger/Burbach on the A 45 (Dortmund–Hanau), some 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2012". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2013.
External links
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
