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

Welkenbach
Municipality
Location of Welkenbach within Westerwaldkreis district
Welkenbach
Welkenbach
Coordinates: 50°38′0″N 7°43′35″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Government
  Mayor (201924) Matthias Becker[1]
Area
  Total2.30 km2 (0.89 sq mi)
Elevation
315 m (1,033 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total142
  Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57644
Dialling codes02680
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.hachenburg-vg.de

Geography


The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg an der Lahn and Siegen. Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.


History


In 1315, Welkenbach had its first documentary mention as Welkemerode.


Politics


The municipal council is made up of 7 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


The community lies west of Bundesstraße 8, leading from Limburg an der Lahn nach Siegburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Dierdorf and Neuwied on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.


References


  1. Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.




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[de] Welkenbach

Welkenbach ist eine Ortsgemeinde im Westerwaldkreis in Rheinland-Pfalz. Sie gehört der Verbandsgemeinde Hachenburg an.
- [en] Welkenbach

[ru] Велькенбах

Велькенбах (нем. Welkenbach) — коммуна в Германии, в земле Рейнланд-Пфальц.



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