Marienrachdorf
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| Marienrachdorf | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Selters (Westerwald) |
| Mayor | Marianne Herkenroth |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 5.04 km² (1.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 273 m (896 ft) |
| Population | 1,000 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 198 /km² (514 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WW |
| Postal code | 56242 |
| Area code | 02626 |
| Website | www.marienrachdorf.de |
| Location of Marienrachdorf within Westerwaldkreis district | |
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Marienrachdorf is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
Marienrachdorf lies 4 km northwest of Selters. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate.
[edit] History
In 1190, Marienrachdorf had its first documentary mention as Rachdorf. In 1972, in the course of municipal restructuring, the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters was founded, to which Marienrachdorf belongs.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Community council
The council is made up of 12 council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeisterin), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004. Apportionment of seats on Council:
| WG Herkenroth | WG Klöckner | WG Haubrich | Total | |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 seats |
[edit] Clubs
- Kirchenchor Cäcilia (church choir)
- Musikverein 1977 Marienrachdorf e.V. (music)
- Angelsportverein Marienrachdorf (angling)
- Gymnastikverein (women’s gymnastics)
- Sportverein Marienrachdorf e.V. 1921 (sport)
- Dartclub Florida
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Transport
Northwest of the community runs Bundesstraße 413, leading from Bendorf to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Dierdorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
[edit] External links
- Marienrachdorf (German)
- Verbandsgemeinde of Selters (German)
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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