Herschbach, Wallmerod
Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Herschbach (Oberwesterwald) (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁʃbax]) is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality.
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Location of Herschbach
within Westerwaldkreis district
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 Location of Herschbach | |
  Herschbach Location within Germany  Herschbach Location within Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| Coordinates: 50°30′21″N 7°55′43″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Wallmerod |
| Subdivisions | 2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Christof Kegler[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.63 km2 (1.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 318 m (1,043 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 949 |
| • Density | 205/km2 (531/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56414 |
| Dialling codes | 06435 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | Herschbach |
Geography
The municipality lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Hachenburg. Herschbach has two outlying centres named Wahnscheid and Lochheim.
History
In 1290, Herschbach had its first documentary mention as Haderichsbach.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
Economy and infrastructure
Herschbach is located in the zone 423 of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM).
Running right through the municipality is Bundesstraße 8, linking Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef (Sieg). The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 11 km away.
Herschbach had a stop at the Cross Westerwald railway (Montabaur - Wallmerod - Westerburg - Rennerod - Herborn) which is out of service for passenger train and deconstructed between Wallmerod and Westerburg, today nearest train stops are Steinefrenz (line RB29) and Westerburg (line RB90).
The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
