Winkelbach
Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Winkelbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Winkelbach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Winkelbach
within Westerwaldkreis district
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 Location of Winkelbach | |
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| Coordinates: 50°39′N 7°44′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Eckhard Biehl[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 302 m (991 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 231 |
| • Density | 172/km2 (446/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 |
Geography
The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen in the upper Wied valley. Through the community flows the Wied. Winkelbach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
In 1262, Winkelbach had its first documentary mention. [citation needed]
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 9 council members, including the honorary mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Economy and infrastructure
Running right through the community is Bundesstraße 8, which leads from Limburg an der Lahn to Siegburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Dierdorf and Neuwied on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 25 km away.
Winkelbach was connected to the public rail transport though a station on the Selters-Hachenburg narrow gauge railway, which already has been closed and deconstructed.
The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
