Flammersfeld
Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Flammersfeld is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Westerwald, approx. 35 km north of Koblenz.
Flammersfeld | |
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Aerial view | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Flammersfeld
within Altenkirchen district  | |
 Location of Flammersfeld | |
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| Coordinates: 50°38′52″N 7°31′35″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Altenkirchen |
| Municipal assoc. | Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Manfred Berger[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.06 km2 (1.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,481 |
| • Density | 365/km2 (945/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57632 |
| Dialling codes | 02685 |
| Vehicle registration | AK |
| Website | www.gemeinde-flammersfeld.de |
Flammersfeld was the seat of the former Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Flammersfeld.
People from the village
- Andreas Balzar (known as Balzar of Flammersfeld, 1769–1797) poacher, robber and Freischärler who fought the French
- Emil Bettgenhäuser (1906–1982), politician (SPD), MdB, MdL Rhineland-Palatinate
- W. Gies (born 1945), fine art
- Emil Müller (1890–1967), politician (SPD), MdL Rhineland-Palatinate, Bürgermeister of Flammersfeld
- Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (1818-1888), mayor in 1848, early founder of credit unions and cooperatives
Transport
The former Flammersfeld train station located in Seelbach (near Flammersfeld) on the Engers-Au railway line, the section from Siershahn to Altenkirchen nowadays is only served by fright trains, as well as the Linz (Rhine) -flammersfeld railway (Kasbachtalbahn), which currently is not in service for public transport or fright traffic at all.
