Dreifelden
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Dreifelden | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Dreifelden within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Dreifelden  Dreifelden | |
| Coordinates: 50°35′29″N 7°50′10″E / 50.59139°N 7.83611°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Ralf Scheffler[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.10 km2 (1.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 416 m (1,365 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 256 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57629 |
| Dialling codes | 02666 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.dreifelden.de |
Dreifelden is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The name translates literally to English as "three fields".
On the southern boundary of the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg – a kind of collective municipality – in the northwest Westerwaldkreis lies Dreifelden, on the biggest lake found on the Westerwald Lake District (Westerwälder Seenplatte), the Dreifelder Weiher. The Verbandsgemeinde to which the municipality belongs has its seat in the eponymous town.
History
Dreifelden was first recorded in 1319.
In the centre of the village stands Holy Trinity Church (Dreifaltigkeitskirche), the oldest stone church in the Westerwald. Its origins go back to the Romanesque era around 1000 A.D. Until the Reformation it was used as pilgrimage church.
Politics
The municipal council comprises 9 council members, including the extra-official mayor (Bürgermeister), who was elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
