Limbach, Westerwaldkreis
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| Limbach | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg |
| Mayor | Klaus Sassmannshausen |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 3.69 km² (1.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 265 m (869 ft) |
| Population | 417 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 113 /km² (293 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WW |
| Postal code | 57629 |
| Area code | 02662 |
| Website | www.limbach-ww.de |
| Location of Limbach within Westerwaldkreis district | |
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Limbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The agriculturally structured residential community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
The state-recognized recreational resort (Erholungsort) lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen, on the Kleine Nister in the nature and landscape conservation area of the Kroppach Switzerland (Kroppacher Schweiz)
[edit] History
In 1346, Limbach had its first documentary mention in a donation document.
[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] Town partnerships
Since 1998, a partnership has existed with the Hungarian community of Kács.
[edit] Regular events
The Brückenfest (“Bridge Festival”), held yearly on the second Saturday in July, is the summer night event in the Kroppach Switzerland.
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Transport
South of the community runs Bundesstraße 414, leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen, Wilnsdorf and Herborn on the A 45 (Dortmund–Gießen). The nearest interchanges on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt) are in Montabaur und Mogendorf. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
[edit] External links
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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