Kammerforst, Rhineland-Palatinate
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| Kammerforst | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Höhr-Grenzhausen |
| Mayor | Johannes Vogel |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 1.33 km² (0.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (919 ft) |
| Population | 267 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 201 /km² (520 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WW |
| Postal code | 56206 |
| Area code | 02624 |
| Website | www.gemeinde-Kammerforst.de |
| Location of Kammerforst within Westerwaldkreis district | |
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Kammerforst in the Kannenbäckerland 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 roughly 13 km northeast of Koblenz on the edge of the Nassau Nature Park. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Höhr-Grenzhausen, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.
[edit] History
The community came into being sometime about the year 1680. It was founded by Walloon guest workers who were seeking iron ore in the area.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Community council
The council is made up of 7 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
| Einzelbewerber | Total | |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 seats |
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Transport
The A 48 with its Höhr-Grenzhausen interchange is 4 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line or the one at Koblenz on the Rechte Rheinstrecke.
[edit] External links
Kammerforst (German)
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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