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This article is about Luckenbach in Germany. For other uses, see Luckenbach (disambiguation). Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Luckenbach
Municipality
Coat of arms of LuckenbachCoat of arms
Location of Luckenbach within Westerwaldkreis district
Luckenbach is located in GermanyLuckenbachLuckenbach Show map of GermanyLuckenbach is located in Rhineland-PalatinateLuckenbachLuckenbach Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°42′20″N 7°50′5″E / 50.70556°N 7.83472°E / 50.70556; 7.83472
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Dieter Bethke
Area
 • Total3.61 km (1.39 sq mi)
Elevation290 m (950 ft)
Population
 • Total659
 • Density180/km (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes57629
Dialling codes02662
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.luckenbach-ww.de

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

Geography

The village lies northeast of Koblenz in the valley of the Kleine Nister. Luckenbach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality.

History

In 1366, Luckenbach had its first documentary mention.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 13 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

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 (DortmundGießen), some 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.

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Towns and municipalities in Westerwaldkreis
Coat of arms


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