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

Langenbach bei Kirburg
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Langenbach bei Kirburg within Westerwaldkreis district
Langenbach bei Kirburg Show map of Germany Langenbach bei Kirburg Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°42′14″N 7°56′12″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Artur Schneider[1]
Area
• Total	5.51 km2 (2.13 sq mi)
Elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,083
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	57520
Dialling codes	02661
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.bad-marienberg.de

Geography

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

The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

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 (Dortmund–Hanau), some 20 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

External links

• Langenbach bei Kirburg in the collective municipality’s Web pages (in German)

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[ru] Лангенбах-Кирбург