Lochum

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen von Lochum.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 36 |lat_sec = 38
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 51 |lon_sec = 35
Lageplan = Lochum im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Hachenburg
Höhe = 467
Fläche = 4.65
Einwohner = 333
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 57629
Vorwahl = 02666
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 259
Adresse-Verband = Gartenstraße 11 57627 Hachenburg
Website = [http://www.hachenburg-vg.de/08_gemeinden/lochum www.hachenburg-vg.de/08_gemeinden/lochum]
Bürgermeister = Volker Benner

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

Geography

Location

The village lies northeast of Koblenz on the Westerwald Lake Plateau. The residential community of Lochum belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1048, Lochum had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 9 council members, including the extraofficial mayor ("Bürgermeister"), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The community lies between "Bundesstraßen" 255, linking Koblenz and Hachenburg, and 414, leading from Montabaur to Herborn. Bundesautobahn 3 with its "Montabaur" interchange (AS 40) lies 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.hachenburg-vg.de/08_gemeinden/lochum/ Lochum in the collective municipality’s Web pages] de icon