Langenbach bei Kirburg

Langenbach bei Kirburg

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Langenbach bei Kirburg

Coordinates: 50°42′14″N 7°56′12″E / 50.70389°N 7.93667°E / 50.70389; 7.93667Coordinates: 50°42′14″N 7°56′12″E / 50.70389°N 7.93667°E / 50.70389; 7.93667
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)
Government
  Mayor Artur Schneider
Area
  Total 5.51 km2 (2.13 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 1,058
  Density 190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 57520
Dialling codes 02661
Vehicle registration WW
Website www.bad-marienberg.de

Langenbach bei Kirburg 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 on the boundary with North Rhine-Westphalia. The Langenbach, which belongs to the Sieg drainage basin, flows through the municipal area. Langenbach bei Kirburg belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bad Marienberg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1261, Langenbach bei Kirburg had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 12 council members and 23 chickens who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004. It is the first council in Germany to have chickens of both sexes hold membership.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

South of the community runs Bundesstraße 414, leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen and Wilnsdorf on the A 45 (DortmundHanau), some 20 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

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