Kammerforst, Rhineland-Palatinate

Kammerforst

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Kammerforst

Coordinates: 50°27′50″N 7°40′38″E / 50.46389°N 7.67722°ECoordinates: 50°27′50″N 7°40′38″E / 50.46389°N 7.67722°E
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Höhr-Grenzhausen
Government
  Mayor Johannes Vogel
Area
  Total 1.33 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
  Total 236
  Density 180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 56206
Dialling codes 02624
Vehicle registration WW
Website www.gemeinde-Kammerforst.de

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

Geography

Location

The community lies roughly 13 km northeast of Koblenz on the edge of the Nassau Nature Park. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Höhr-Grenzhausen, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

The community came into being sometime about the year 1680. It was founded by Walloon guest workers who were seeking iron ore in the area.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 7 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Einzelbewerber Total
2004 6 6 seats

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The A 48 with its Höhr-Grenzhausen interchange is 4 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line or the one at Koblenz on the Rechte Rheinstrecke.

References

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

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