Marienrachdorf | |
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Coordinates: 50°33′8″N 7°42′52″E / 50.55222°N 7.71444°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Westerwaldkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Selters (Westerwald) |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Dieter Klöckner[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 5.04 km2 (1.95 sq mi) |
Elevation | 273 m (896 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,021 |
• Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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
[edit]Marienrachdorf lies 4 km northwest of Selters. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality.
History
[edit]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
[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 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
[edit]- 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
Economy and infrastructure
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
External links
[edit]- Marienrachdorf (in German)
- Verbandsgemeinde of Selters (in German)