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

Mudenbach
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Mudenbach within Westerwaldkreis district
Mudenbach Show map of Germany Mudenbach Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°40′4″N 7°44′7″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Hachenburg
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Christa Hülpüsch[1]
Area
• Total	4.78 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Elevation	295 m (968 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	721
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	57614
Dialling codes	02688
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	mudenbach.de

Geography

Location

The community lies in the northern Westerwald on the river Wied. The community is mainly agriculturally structured. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

Constituent communities

Mudenbach has one outlying centre named Hanwerth.

History

In 1270, Mudenbach had its first documentary mention.

Politics

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

Economy and infrastructure

Mudenbach is linked to the long-distance transport network by Landesstraße 265 leading to Bundesstraße 8, which links the community to the middle centres of Hachenburg and Altenkirchen. The Autobahn interchanges Mogendorf and Dierdorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt) can be reached by Bundesstraßen 8 and 413. The Hennef interchange on the A 5 (AS 60) can be reached directly by Bundesstraße 8.

References

External links

• Mudenbach (in German)
• Mudenbach in the collective municipality’s Web pages (in German)

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[de] Mudenbach

[ru] Муденбах