Welkenbach

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

Welkenbach
Coat of arms
Location of Welkenbach within Westerwaldkreis district
Welkenbach
Welkenbach
Coordinates: 50°38′0″N 7°43′35″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Government
 • MayorMatthias Becker
Area
 • Total2.30 km2 (0.89 sq mi)
Elevation
315 m (1,033 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total142
 • Density62/km2 (160/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

Location

The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg an der Lahn and Siegen. Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1315, Welkenbach had its first documentary mention as Welkemerode.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 7 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The community lies west of Bundesstraße 8, leading from Limburg an der Lahn nach Siegburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Dierdorf and Neuwied 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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