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Alsbach, Westerwaldkreis

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Country
  
District
  
Westerwaldkreis

Postal codes
  
56237

Area
  
4.77 km²

Population
  
587 (31 Dec 2008)

Dialling code
  
02601

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Dialling codes
  
02601

Local time
  
Monday 1:02 AM

Postal code
  
56237

Municipal assoc.
  
Alsbach, Westerwaldkreis

Weather
  
9°C, Wind SW at 13 km/h, 76% Humidity

Alsbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Contents

Map of Alsbach, Germany

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen. Fifty-four percent of the rural area is wooded. Alsbach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality.

History

In 1143, Alsbach had its first documentary mention. From 1806 it belonged to the Duchy of Nassau. In 1866 it passed to Prussia.

Coat of arms

The community’s arms are based on those formerly borne by the Counts of Wied, Alsbach’s former overlords.

Transport

South of Alsbach runs the Autobahn A 48. The nearby Brexbachtalbahn (railway) is no longer in service.

Famous people

  • Bernd Lang (born 1950), politician
  • References

    Alsbach, Westerwaldkreis Wikipedia


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