Welkenbach

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
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Lageplan = Welkenbach im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Hachenburg
Höhe = 315
Fläche = 2.30
Einwohner = 151
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 57644
Vorwahl = 02680
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 306
Adresse-Verband = Gartenstraße 11
57627 Hachenburg
Website = [http://www.hachenburg-vg.de/08_gemeinden/welkenbach/ www.hachenburg-vg.de]
Bürgermeister = Matthias Becker

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

Geography

Location

The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg an der Lahn and Siegen. "Verbandsgemeinde" of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. 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.

External links

* [http://www.hachenburg-vg.de/08_gemeinden/welkenbach/ Welkenbach in the collective municipality’s Web pages] de icon