Waldmühlen

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen von Waldmühlen.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 35 |lat_sec = 14
lon_deg = 8 |lon_min = 3 |lon_sec = 49
Lageplan = Waldmühlen im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Rennerod
Höhe = 405
Fläche = 3.10
Einwohner = 358
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56479
Vorwahl = 02664
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 303
Adresse-Verband = Hauptstraße 55
56477 Rennerod
Website = [http://www.rennerod.de/rpn/vg_rennerod/haupt/gemeinden/uebersicht/gemeindeliste/gemeindeliste/waldmuehlen/index.phtml Waldmühlen auf VG Rennerod Website]
Bürgermeister = Guntram Janz

Waldmühlen 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 Siegen und Limburg. Waldmühlen belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town. The Holzbach crosses "Bundesstraße" 54 at the community’s edge.

History

In the 15th century, Waldmühlen had its first documentary mention as "Walkmohle".

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 26 March 2006.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Running right through the community is "Bundesstraße" 54, linking Limburg an der Lahn with Siegen. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are "Herborn" and "Haiger-Burbach" on the A 45 (Dortmund–Gießen), and also "Montabaur" and "Limburg-Nord" on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), all between 20 and 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stops are the railway stations at Montabaur and Limburg-Süd on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.