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Hundsdorf

Coordinates: 50°28′20″N 7°42′14″E / 50.47222°N 7.70389°E / 50.47222; 7.70389
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Hundsdorf
Coat of arms of Hundsdorf
Location of Hundsdorf within Westerwaldkreis district
Hundsdorf is located in Germany
Hundsdorf
Hundsdorf
Hundsdorf is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Hundsdorf
Hundsdorf
Coordinates: 50°28′20″N 7°42′14″E / 50.47222°N 7.70389°E / 50.47222; 7.70389
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Ransbach-Baumbach
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Eckhard Niebisch[1]
Area
 • Total1.40 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Elevation
290 m (950 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total454
 • Density320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56235
Dialling codes02623
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.hundsdorf.de

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

Geography

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The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen on the edge of the Kannenbäckerland, a region known for its ceramics industry. Hundsdorf belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality.

History

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In 1243, Hundsdorf had its first documentary mention as Hunisdorp.

Politics

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The municipal council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Regular events

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Each year, between Ascension and Whitsun, a Western town is built here in which Western and Indian clubs recreate the atmosphere of the Wild West for a few days under authentic conditions.

In early August each year, Hundsdorf holds its kermis.

Economy and infrastructure

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The A 48 with its Höhr-Grenzhausen interchange (AS 12) lies 6 km away. The A 3 (CologneFrankfurt) with its Ransbach-Baumbach interchange lies only 5 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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