Mündersbach
Mündersbach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mündersbach
within Westerwaldkreis district
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  Mündersbach  Mündersbach | |
| Coordinates: 50°36′23″N 7°44′3″E / 50.60639°N 7.73417°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Helmut Kempf[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.27 km2 (3.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 310 m (1,020 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 774 |
| • Density | 83.5/km2 (216/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56271 |
| Dialling codes | 02680 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.muendersbach.de |
Mündersbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
[edit]The community lies between Hachenburg and Herschbach. The residential community of Mündersbach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
[edit]In 1247, Mündersbach had its first documentary mention.
Politics
[edit]The municipal council is made up of 13 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Economy and infrastructure
[edit]Transport
[edit]The community lies directly on Bundesstraße 413 from Bendorf to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Dierdorf, Neuwied and Ransbach-Baumbach on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), each some 15 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line. Trains reach both cities in 30 to 40 minutes.
Public institutions
[edit]The community has at its disposal a floodlit sporting ground and a tennis court with three places. The village's children can enjoy themselves at public playing fields and playgrounds. There is also a community house (multipurpose hall) in Mündersbach with a modern kindergarten as well as a community bakehouse with a long baking tradition.
References
[edit]- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ Bevölkerungsstand 31. Dezember 2023, Landkreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden; Fortschreibung des Zensus 2011 (in German), Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz, 2024
External links
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