Welkenbach
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Welkenbach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Welkenbach within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Welkenbach  Welkenbach | |
| Coordinates: 50°38′0″N 7°43′35″E / 50.63333°N 7.72639°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Matthias Becker[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.30 km2 (0.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 156 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57644 |
| Dialling codes | 02680 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.hachenburg-vg.de |
Welkenbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg an der Lahn and Siegen. Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
In 1315, Welkenbach had its first documentary mention as Welkemerode.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 7 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
