Vielbach | |
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Coordinates: 50°30′38″N 7°46′19″E / 50.51056°N 7.77194°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Westerwaldkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Selters (Westerwald) |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Uli Schneider[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 523 |
• Density | 110/km2 (300/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.vielbach.de |
Vielbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
[edit]Vielbach lies 3 km south of Selters in the lower reaches of the kleiner Saynbach in the middle of woodlands and meadowlands. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
[edit]In 1315, Vielbach had its first documentary mention. The name's spelling has changed over the centuries from Villebach to Vyllebach to Vielbach.
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.
Economy and infrastructure
[edit]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.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
External links
[edit]- Vielbach (in German)
- Verbandsgemeinde of Selters (in German)