Luckenbach
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Luckenbach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Luckenbach within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Luckenbach  Luckenbach | |
| Coordinates: 50°42′20″N 7°50′5″E / 50.70556°N 7.83472°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Dieter Bethke |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 659 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57629 |
| Dialling codes | 02662 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.luckenbach-ww.de |
Luckenbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
The village lies northeast of Koblenz in the valley of the Kleine Nister. Luckenbach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality.
History
In 1366, Luckenbach had its first documentary mention.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 13 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
