Kirburg
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Kirburg | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kirburg within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Kirburg  Kirburg | |
| Coordinates: 50°40′39″N 7°55′24″E / 50.67750°N 7.92333°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Bad Marienberg (Westerwald) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Janosch Becker[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.05 km2 (1.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 482 m (1,581 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 613 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57629 |
| Dialling codes | 02661 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.bad-marienberg.de |
Kirburg (German pronunciation: [ˈkɪʁbʊʁk]) is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
The municipality lies in the Westerwald between Limburg und Siegen. The Wäschebach, which belongs to the Sieg drainage basin, flows through the municipal area. Kirburg belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bad Marienberg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
In 1215, Kirburg had its first documentary mention.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
