Limbach, Westerwaldkreis
Limbach | |
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Location of Limbach within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Klaus Sassmannshausen |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.69 km2 (1.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 265 m (869 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 410 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57629 |
| Dialling codes | 02662 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.limbach-ww.de |
Limbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The agriculturally structured residential community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
Geography
Location
The state-recognized recreational resort (Erholungsort) lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen, on the Kleine Nister in the nature and landscape conservation area of the Kroppach Switzerland (Kroppacher Schweiz)
History
In 1346, Limbach had its first documentary mention in a donation document.
Politics
Community council
The council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Town partnerships
Since 1998, a partnership has existed with the Hungarian community of Kács.
Regular events
The Brückenfest (“Bridge Festival”), held yearly on the second Saturday in July, is the summer night event in the Kroppach Switzerland.
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
South of the community runs Bundesstraße 414, leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen, Wilnsdorf and Herborn on the A 45 (Dortmund–Gießen). The nearest interchanges on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt) are in Montabaur und Mogendorf. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
External links
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