Rothenbach
Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Rothenbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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Location of Rothenbach
within Westerwaldkreis district
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 Location of Rothenbach | |
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| Coordinates: 50°33′51″N 7°54′12″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Westerburg |
| Subdivisions | 2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Holger Bäcker[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.72 km2 (2.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 465 m (1,526 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 921 |
| • Density | 137/km2 (355/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56459 |
| Dialling codes | 02663 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.westerburger-land.de |
Geography
Rothenbach lies 8 km west of Westerburg. Since 1972 it has belonged to what was then the newly founded Verbandsgemeinde of Westerburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in Westerburg.
Rothenbach's Ortsteile are Rothenbach, Obersayn and Himburg.
Politics
The council is made up of 13 council members, including the mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
Economy and infrastructure
Right through the community runs Bundesstraße 255, leading from Montabaur to Herborn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
