Marienrachdorf

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

Marienrachdorf
Coat of arms
Location of Marienrachdorf within Westerwaldkreis district
Marienrachdorf
Marienrachdorf
Coordinates: 50°33′8″N 7°42′52″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Selters (Westerwald)
Government
 • MayorDieter Klöckner
Area
 • Total5.04 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Elevation
273 m (896 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total984
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56242
Dialling codes02626
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.marienrachdorf.de

Geography

Location

Marienrachdorf lies 4 km northwest of Selters. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality.

History

In 1190, Marienrachdorf had its first documentary mention as Rachdorf. In 1972, in the course of municipal restructuring, the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters was founded, to which Marienrachdorf belongs.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 12 council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeisterin), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004. Apportionment of seats on Council:

WG HerkenrothWG KlöcknerWG HaubrichTotal
200456112 seats

Clubs
  • Kirchenchor Cäcilia (church choir)
  • Musikverein 1977 Marienrachdorf e.V. (music)
  • Angelsportverein Marienrachdorf (angling)
  • Gymnastikverein (women's gymnastics)
  • Sportverein Marienrachdorf e.V. 1921 (sport)
  • Dartclub Florida

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Northwest of the community runs Bundesstraße 413, leading from Bendorf to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Dierdorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References
  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.


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