Waldmühlen is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Waldmühlen | |
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Municipality | |
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Location of Waldmühlen within Westerwaldkreis district ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 50°35′14″N 8°3′49″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Westerwaldkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Rennerod |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Guntram Janz[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 3.10 km2 (1.20 sq mi) |
Elevation | 405 m (1,329 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 323 |
• Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 56479 |
Dialling codes | 02664 |
Vehicle registration | WW |
Website | Waldmühlen auf VG Rennerod Website |
The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen und Limburg. Waldmühlen belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. The Holzbach crosses Bundesstraße 54 at the community's edge.
In the 15th century, Waldmühlen had its first documentary mention as Walkmohle.
The municipal council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 26 March 2006.
Running right through the community is Bundesstraße 54, linking Limburg an der Lahn with Siegen. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are Herborn and Haiger-Burbach on the A 45 (Dortmund–Gießen), and also Montabaur and Limburg-Nord on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), all between 20 and 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stops are the railway stations at Montabaur and Limburg-Süd on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
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