Limbach, Westerwaldkreis

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Limbach

Coat of arms
Limbach
Coordinates: 50°42′9″N 7°48′8″E / 50.70250°N 7.80222°E / 50.70250; 7.80222Coordinates: 50°42′9″N 7°48′8″E / 50.70250°N 7.80222°E / 50.70250; 7.80222
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Hachenburg
Government
 • Mayor Klaus Sassmannshausen
Area
 • Total 3.69 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Elevation 265 m (869 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 428
 • Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 57629
Dialling codes 02662
Vehicle registration WW
Website www.limbach-ww.de

Limbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The agriculturally structured residential community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

Geography

Location

The state-recognized recreational resort (Erholungsort) lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen, on the Kleine Nister in the nature and landscape conservation area of the Kroppach Switzerland (Kroppacher Schweiz)

History

In 1346, Limbach had its first documentary mention in a donation document.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Town partnerships

Since 1998, a partnership has existed with the Hungarian community of Kács.

Regular events

The old bridge during the Brückenfest
The Brückenfest (“Bridge Festival”), held on the second Saturday in July, is the summer night event in the Kroppacher Schweiz region attracting some thousand visitors each year. It takes place on and around the local stone arch bridge from 1871.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

South of the community runs Bundesstraße 414, leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen, Wilnsdorf and Herborn on the A 45 (Dortmund–Gießen). The nearest interchanges on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt) are in Montabaur und Mogendorf. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2012". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2013. 

External links

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Towns and municipalities in Westerwaldkreis
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