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

Winkelbach
Municipality
Location of Winkelbach within Westerwaldkreis district
Winkelbach
Winkelbach
Coordinates: 50°38′59″N 7°43′59″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Government
  Mayor (201924) Eckhard Biehl[1]
Area
  Total1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi)
Elevation
302 m (991 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total239
  Density180/km2 (460/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 and Siegen in the upper Wied valley. Through the community flows the Wied. Winkelbach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.


History


In 1262, Winkelbach had its first documentary mention. [citation needed]


Politics


The municipal council is made up of 9 council members, including the honorary mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.


Economy and infrastructure


Running right through the community is Bundesstraße 8, which leads from Limburg an der Lahn to Siegburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Dierdorf and Neuwied on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt), some 25 km away. 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] Winkelbach

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

[ru] Винкельбах

Винкельбах (нем. Winkelbach) — коммуна в Германии, в земле Рейнланд-Пфальц.



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