Marienrachdorf

Marienrachdorf

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Marienrachdorf

Coordinates: 50°33′8″N 7°42′52″E / 50.55222°N 7.71444°E / 50.55222; 7.71444Coordinates: 50°33′8″N 7°42′52″E / 50.55222°N 7.71444°E / 50.55222; 7.71444
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Selters (Westerwald)
Government
 • Mayor Dieter Klöckner
Area
 • Total 5.04 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 987
 • Density 200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 56242
Dialling codes 02626
Vehicle registration WW
Website www.marienrachdorf.de

Marienrachdorf is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

Location

Marienrachdorf lies 4 km northwest of Selters. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality.

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.

Politics

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

Clubs

Economy and infrastructure

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2015" (PDF). Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.


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