Freilingen

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Name = Freilingen
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen von Freilingen.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 33 |lat_sec = 39
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 50 |lon_sec = 13
Lageplan = Freilingen im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Selters (Westerwald)
Höhe = 385
Fläche = 3.67
Einwohner = 695
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56244
Vorwahl = 02666
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 018
Adresse = Hohe Straße 15
56244 Freilingen
Website = [http://www.freilingen.de/ www.freilingen.de]
Bürgermeister = Gudrun Eichelhardt

Freilingen is an "Ortsgemeinde" – a community belonging to a "Verbandsgemeinde" – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The community belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Selters, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Geography

Location

Freilingen lies 7 km from Selters on the Westerwald Lake Plateau, a popular holiday and recreation area. The locality offers many hiking and cycling trails. The Freilinger Weiher (lake), the so-called Postweiher, is open to bathing in summer.

History

In 1034, Freilingen had its first documentary mention as "Vriligoim". In 1972, in the course of municipal restructuring, the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Selters was founded.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 12 council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor ("Ortsbürgermeisterin"), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The community lies right on "Bundesstraße" 8 leading from Limburg an der Lahn to Siegburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is "Mogendorf" 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.freilingen.de/ Freilingen] de icon
* [http://www.selters-ww.de/ Verbandsgemeinde Selters (Westerwald)] de icon