Luckenbach

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen von Luckenbach.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 42 |lat_sec = 20
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 50 |lon_sec = 5
Lageplan = Luckenbach im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Hachenburg
Höhe = 290
Fläche = 3.61
Einwohner = 627
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 57629
Vorwahl = 02662
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 260
Adresse-Verband = Gartenstraße 11 57627 Hachenburg
Website = [http://www.hachenburg-vg.de/08_gemeinden/luckenbach www.hachenburg-vg.de]
Bürgermeister = Karl-Heinz Kaiser

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

Geography

Location

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 found only in Rhineland-Palatinate.

History

In 1366, Luckenbach had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Community council

The 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

Transport

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 (Dortmund–Gießen), some 25 km away. 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/luckenbach/ Luckenbach in the collective municipality’s Web pages] de icon