Kirburg

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen von Kirburg.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 40 |lat_sec = 39
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 55 |lon_sec = 24
Lageplan = Kirburg im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)
Höhe = 482
Fläche = 4.05
Einwohner = 619
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 57629
Vorwahl = 02661
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 248
Adresse-Verband = Kirburger Straße 4
56470 Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)
Website = [http://www.bad-marienberg.de/verwaltung/kirburg.php www.bad-marienberg.de]
Bürgermeister = Hans-Alfred Graics

Kirburg 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 und Siegen. The Wäschebach, which belongs to the Sieg drainage basin, flows through the municipal area. Kirburg belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Bad Marienberg, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1215, Kirburg had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 12 council members 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" 414, leading from Driedorf-Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is "Haiger/Burbach" on the A 45 (Dortmund–Hanau), 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.kirburg.de/ Kirburg] de icon
* [http://www.bad-marienberg.de/verwaltung/kirburg.php Kirburg in the collective municipality’s Web pages] de icon