Dreifelden
Dreifelden | ||
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Dreifelden | ||
Location of Dreifelden within Westerwaldkreis district | ||
Coordinates: 50°35′29″N 7°50′10″E / 50.59139°N 7.83611°ECoordinates: 50°35′29″N 7°50′10″E / 50.59139°N 7.83611°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
District | Westerwaldkreis | |
Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Andreas Weber (CDU) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 5.10 km2 (1.97 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 416 m (1,365 ft) | |
Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 228 | |
• Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 57629 | |
Dialling codes | 02666 | |
Vehicle registration | WW | |
Website | www.dreifelden.de |
Dreifelden is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The name translates literally to English as "three fields".
Geography
Location
On the southern boundary of the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg – a kind of collective municipality – in the northwest Westerwaldkreis lies Dreifelden, on the biggest lake found on the Westerwald Lake Plateau (Westerwälder Seenplatte), the Dreifelder Weiher. The Verbandsgemeinde to which the community belongs has its seat in the like-named town.
History
In 1319, Dreifelden had its first documentary mention.
In the center of the village stands the Threebendchurch, the oldest stone church of the Westerwald. The beginnings reach until the soon romanic times around the year 1000 back, whereby the church up until the Reformation time was used as walldrive-church.
Politics
Community council
The council is made up of 9 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
Dreifelden is linked to the long-distance road network by Bundesstraße 8, which joins the community to the middle centres of Hachenburg (11 km) and Altenkirchen (26 km). The Autobahn interchanges Mogendorf und Dierdorf on the A 3 can be reached over Bundesstraßen 8 and 413. The Hennef interchange on the A 5 (AS 60) can be reached directly on Bundesstraße 8.
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2012". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2013.
External links
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Church in Dreifelden
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Dreifelder Weiher
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Weiherbrücke (“pond bridge”) Dreifelden
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.