Halbs
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Halbs | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 50°35′27″N 7°57′53″E / 50.59083°N 7.96472°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Westerburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Rudi Keßler[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.12 km2 (0.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 357 |
| • Density | 168/km2 (436/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56457 |
| Dialling codes | 02663 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.westerburger-land.de |
Halbs is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Location
Halbs lies 3 km north of Westerburg on a bank in the middle of a wooded and field area. Since 1972 it has belonged to what was then the newly founded Verbandsgemeinde of Westerburg, a kind of collective municipality.
Neighbouring communities
Bordering on Halbs are Ailertchen, Hergenroth and Stahlhofen am Wiesensee.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 9 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.