Hundsdorf
Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Hundsdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈhʊntsˌdɔʁf]) is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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Hundsdorf | |
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Coat of arms | |
 Location of Hundsdorf
within Westerwaldkreis district | |
 Interactive map of Hundsdorf | |
Location within Germany Location within Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| Coordinates: 50°28′20″N 7°42′14″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Ransbach-Baumbach |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Eckhard Niebisch[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.40 km2 (0.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31)[3] | |
• Total | 445 |
| • Density | 318/km2 (823/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56235 |
| Dialling codes | 02623 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.hundsdorf.de |
Geography
The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen on the edge of the Kannenbäckerland, a region known for its ceramics industry. Hundsdorf belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality.
History
In 1243, Hundsdorf had its first documentary mention as Hunisdorp.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Regular events
Economy and infrastructure
The local bus lines 421, 461 and 467 connect Hundsdorf to the public transport, the village is located in the area of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM). The A 48 with its Höhr-Grenzhausen interchange (AS 12) lies 6 km away. The A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt) with its Ransbach-Baumbach interchange lies only 5 km away. Hundsdorf used to have a stop at the Engers-Au railway which currently is out of service. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
