Hundsdorf
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| Hundsdorf | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Ransbach-Baumbach |
| Mayor | Eckhard Niebisch |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 1.40 km² (0.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 290 m (951 ft) |
| Population | 430 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 307 /km² (795 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WW |
| Postal code | 56235 |
| Area code | 02623 |
| Website | www.hundsdorf.de |
| Location of Hundsdorf within Westerwaldkreis district | |
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Hundsdorf is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] 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.
[edit] History
In 1243, Hundsdorf had its first documentary mention as Hunisdorp.
[edit] Politics
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] 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.
[edit] External links
- Hundsdorf (German)
- Local wiki for the Westerwald (German)
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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