Winkelbach

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
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Lageplan = Winkelbach im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Hachenburg
Höhe = 302
Fläche = 1.34
Einwohner = 247
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 57644
Vorwahl = 02680
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 313
Adresse-Verband = Gartenstraße 11
57627 Hachenburg
Website = [http://www.hachenburg-vg.de/08_gemeinden/winkelbach/index.html www.hachenburg-vg.de]
Bürgermeister = Eckhard Biehl

Winkelbach 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 and Siegen in the upper Wied valley. Through the community flows the Wied. Winkelbach belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1262, Winkelbach had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 9 council members, including the honorary mayor ("Bürgermeister"), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Running right through the community is "Bundesstraße" 8, which leads from Limburg an der Lahn to Siegburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Dierdorf and Neuwied on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), 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/winkelbach/index.html Winkelbach in the collective municipality’s Web pages] de icon