Langenbach bei Kirburg

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
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Wappen =
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 42 |lat_sec = 14
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Lageplan = Langenbach_bei_Kirburg im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)
Höhe = 500
Fläche = 5.51
Einwohner = 1025
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 57520
Vorwahl = 02661
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 253
Adresse-Verband = Kirburger Straße 4
56470 Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)
Website = [http://www.bad-marienberg.de/verwaltung/langenbach.php www.bad-marienberg.de]
Bürgermeister = Artur Schneider

Langenbach bei 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 and Siegen on the boundary with North Rhine-Westphalia. The Langenbach, which belongs to the Sieg drainage basin, flows through the municipal area. Langenbach bei 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 1261, Langenbach bei 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

South of the community runs "Bundesstraße" 414, leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen and Wilnsdorf on the A 45 (Dortmund–Hanau), some 20 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

External links

* [http://www.bad-marienberg.de/verwaltung/langenbach.php Langenbach bei Kirburg in the collective municipality’s Web pages] de icon