Freirachdorf

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
image_photo =
Wappen =
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 35 |lat_sec = 02
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 42 |lon_sec = 54
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Selters (Westerwald)
Höhe = 275
Fläche = 4.28
Einwohner = 696
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56244
Vorwahl = 02680
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 019
Adresse-Verband = Am Saynbach 5 - 7
56242 Selters (Westerwald)
Website = [http://www.selters-ww.de/adressedetail.php?addrid=434&lay1=2&lay2=1&lay3=0&lay4=0 www.selters-ww.de]
Bürgermeister = Raimund Schneider

Freirachdorf 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

Freirachdorf lies 1 km from Herschbach and 7 km from Selters (Westerwald).

History

In 1190, Freirachdorf had its first documentary mention. In 1972, in the course of municipal restructuring, the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Selters was founded, which Freirachdorf also joined.

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

Businesses

*Müsing, bicycle manufacturer

Transport

Southwest of the community runs "Bundesstraße" 413 leading from Bendorf to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is "Dierdorf" 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.selters-ww.de/adressedetail.php?addrid=434&lay1=2&lay2=1&lay3=0&lay4=0 Freirachdorf in the collective municipality’s Web pages] de icon