Hundsdorf

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen von Hundsdorf.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 28 |lat_sec = 20
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 42 |lon_sec = 14
Lageplan = Hundsdorf im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Ransbach-Baumbach
Höhe = 290
Fläche = 1.40
Einwohner = 430
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56235
Vorwahl = 02623
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 038
Adresse-Verband = Rheinstraße 50
56235 Ransbach-Baumbach
Website = [http://www.hundsdorf.de/ www.hundsdorf.de]
Bürgermeister = Eckhard Niebisch

Hundsdorf 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 Koblenz and Siegen on the edge of the Kannenbäckerland, a region known for its ceramics industry. Hundsdorf belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate.

History

In 1243, Hundsdorf had its first documentary mention as "Hunisdorp".

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Regular events

Each year, between Ascension and Whitsun, a Western town is built here in which Western and Indian clubs recreate the atmosphere of the Wild West for a few days under authentic conditions.

In early August each year, Hundsdorf holds its kermis.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The A 48 with its "Höhr-Grenzhausen" interchange (AS 12) lies 6 km away. The A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt) with its "Ransbach-Baumbach" interchange lies only 5 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

External links

* [http://www.hundsdorf.de/ Hundsdorf] de icon
* [http://www.waellipedia.de/ Local wiki for the Westerwald] de icon