Kammerforst, Rhineland-Palatinate
Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Kammerforst (German pronunciation: [ˈkamɐˌfɔʁst]) in the Kannenbäckerland is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Kammerforst | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Kammerforst
within Westerwaldkreis district
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 Location of Kammerforst | |
  Kammerforst Location within Germany  Kammerforst Location within Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′50″N 7°40′38″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Höhr-Grenzhausen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Kevin Michael Heibel[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.33 km2 (0.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 258 |
| • Density | 194/km2 (502/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56206 |
| Dialling codes | 02624 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.gemeinde-Kammerforst.de |
Geography
The community lies roughly 13 km northeast of Koblenz on the edge of the Nassau Nature Park. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Höhr-Grenzhausen, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 7 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
| Einzelbewerber | Total | |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 seats |
Economy and infrastructure
The A 48 with its Höhr-Grenzhausen interchange is 4 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line or the one at on the Rechte Rheinstrecke. Kammerforst is located at the Engers–Au railway, although there currently is no train service.
