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Winkelbach

Coordinates: 50°39′N 7°44′E / 50.650°N 7.733°E / 50.650; 7.733
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Winkelbach
Coat of arms of Winkelbach
Location of Winkelbach within Westerwaldkreis district
Winkelbach is located in Germany
Winkelbach
Winkelbach
Winkelbach is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Winkelbach
Winkelbach
Coordinates: 50°39′N 7°44′E / 50.650°N 7.733°E / 50.650; 7.733
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Eckhard Biehl[1]
Area
 • Total1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi)
Elevation
302 m (991 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total244
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57644
Dialling codes02680
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.hachenburg-vg.de

Winkelbach 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 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

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

Politics

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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

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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

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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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