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For the Dutch photographer and cinematographer, see J.W. Merkelbach. Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Merkelbach
Municipality
Coat of arms of MerkelbachCoat of arms
Location of Merkelbach within Westerwaldkreis district
Merkelbach is located in GermanyMerkelbachMerkelbach Show map of GermanyMerkelbach is located in Rhineland-PalatinateMerkelbachMerkelbach Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°38′44″N 7°46′11″E / 50.64556°N 7.76972°E / 50.64556; 7.76972
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Edgar Schneider
Area
 • Total2.54 km (0.98 sq mi)
Elevation355 m (1,165 ft)
Population
 • Total423
 • Density170/km (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes57629
Dialling codes02662
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.merkelbach-westerwald.de

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

Geography

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

History

The first mention of Merkelbach was recorded in 1418.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 10 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

The community lies right on Bundesstraße 413, leading from Bendorf (near Koblenz) to Hachenburg. 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. The community is linked by bus connections every two hours to Hachenburg and the InterCityExpress station at Montabaur.

References

  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.

External links

Towns and municipalities in Westerwaldkreis
Coat of arms


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