Quirnbach, Westerwaldkreis

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Quirnbach

Coat of arms
Quirnbach
Coordinates: 50°31′15″N 7°47′49″E / 50.52083°N 7.79694°E / 50.52083; 7.79694Coordinates: 50°31′15″N 7°47′49″E / 50.52083°N 7.79694°E / 50.52083; 7.79694
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Selters (Westerwald)
Government
  Mayor Oliver Götsch
Area
  Total 3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Elevation 300 m (1,000 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
  Total 518
  Density 170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 56242
Dialling codes 02626
Vehicle registration WW
Website www.quirnbach-westerwald.de

Quirnbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

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. Its seat is in the like-named town.

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.

Politics

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

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The nearest Autobahn interchange is Mogendorf on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt). 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. 

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