Kammerforst, Rhineland-Palatinate

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Name = Kammerforst
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen von Kammerforst.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 27 |lat_sec = 50
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 40 |lon_sec = 38
Lageplan = Kammerforst im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Höhr-Grenzhausen
Höhe = 280
Fläche = 1.33
Einwohner = 267
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56206
Vorwahl = 02624
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 040
Adresse-Verband = Rathausstraße 48
Höhr-Grenzhausen
Website = [http://www.gemeinde-Kammerforst.de/ www.gemeinde-Kammerforst.de]
Bürgermeister = Johannes Vogel
Partei =

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

Geography

Location

The community lies roughly 13 km northeast of Koblenz on the edge of the Nassau Nature Park. The community belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Höhr-Grenzhausen, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

The community came into being sometime about the year 1680. It was founded by Walloon guest workers who were seeking iron ore in the area.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 7 council members, including the extraofficial mayor ("Bürgermeister"), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The A 48 with its "Höhr-Grenzhausen" interchange is 4 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line or the one at Koblenz on the Rechte Rheinstrecke.

External links

[http://www.gemeinde-Kammerforst.de/ Kammerforst] de icon