Herschbach, Wallmerod
Herschbach | |
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_COA.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Herschbach within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Herschbach  Herschbach | |
| Coordinates: 50°30′21″N 7°55′43″E / 50.50583°N 7.92861°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Wallmerod |
| Subdivisions | 2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Christof Kegler[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.63 km2 (1.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 318 m (1,043 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 951 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56414 |
| Dialling codes | 06435 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | Herschbach |
Herschbach (Oberwesterwald) is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality.
Geography[edit]
The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Hachenburg. Herschbach has two outlying centres named Wahnscheid and Lochheim.
History[edit]
In 1290, Herschbach had its first documentary mention as Haderichsbach.
Politics[edit]
The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
Economy and infrastructure[edit]
Running right through the community is Bundesstraße 8, linking Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef (Sieg). The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 11 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References[edit]
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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