Vielbach

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen von Vielbach.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 30 |lat_sec = 38
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 46 |lon_sec = 19
Lageplan = Vielbach im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Selters (Westerwald)
Höhe = 270
Fläche = 4.55
Einwohner = 606
Stand = 2007-06-30
PLZ = 56242
Vorwahl = 02626
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 078
Adresse-Verband = Am Saynbach 5 - 7
56242 Selters (Westerwald)
Website = [http://www.vielbach.de www.vielbach.de]
Bürgermeister = Walter Schindler

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

Geography

Location

Vielbach lies 3 km south of Selters in the lower reaches of the kleiner Saynbach in the middle of woodlands and meadowlands. The community belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Selters, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1315, Vielbach had its first documentary mention. The name’s spelling has changed over the centuries from "Villebach" to "Vyllebach" to "Vielbach".

Politics

Community council

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

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

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.vielbach.de/ Vielbach] de icon
* [http://www.selters-ww.de/ Verbandsgemeinde of Selters] de icon