Schenkelberg
Schenkelberg | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Schenkelberg
within Westerwaldkreis district
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 Location of Schenkelberg | |
  Schenkelberg  Schenkelberg | |
| Coordinates: 50°35′1″N 7°46′58″E / 50.58361°N 7.78278°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Selters (Westerwald) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Carolin Bruns[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.52 km2 (1.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 395 m (1,296 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 652 |
| • Density | 185/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56244 |
| Dialling codes | 02626 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.gemeinde-schenkelberg.de |
Schenkelberg is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
[edit]Schenkelberg lies 3 km from Herschbach and 7 km from Selters. Right nearby is found the Westerwald Lake Plateau, a popular holiday and recreation area. The local area offers many hiking and cycling paths. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
[edit]In 1219, Schenkelberg had its first documentary mention, and after several slight spelling changes has borne the same name since 1624 that it still bears today.
Politics
[edit]The municipal council is made up of 12 council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Sitzverteilung im gewählten Gemeinderat:
| WG Bösch | WG Böckling | Total | |
| 2004 | 8 | 4 | 12 seats |
Economy and infrastructure
[edit]The community lies west of Bundesstraße 8, leading from Limburg an der Lahn to Siegburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Mogendorf 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
[edit]- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Schenkelberg (in German)
- Schenkelberg (in German)
- Verbandsgemeinde of Selters (in German)
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