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Kammerforst, Rhineland Palatinate

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Country
  
District
  
Westerwaldkreis

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Area
  
133 ha

Population
  
258 (31 Dec 2008)

Dialling code
  
02624

Elevation
  
280 m (920 ft)

Postal codes
  
56206

Local time
  
Saturday 1:53 PM

Postal code
  
56206

Municipal assoc.
  
Kammerforst, Rhineland-Palatinate

Weather
  
10°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 83% Humidity

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

Contents

Map of Kammerforst, Germany

Location

The community lies roughly 13 km northeast of Koblenz on the edge of the Nassau Nature Park. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Höhr-Grenzhausen, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

The community came into being sometime about the year 1680. It was founded by Walloon guest workers who were seeking iron ore in the area.

Community council

The council is made up of 7 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Transport

The A 48 with its Höhr-Grenzhausen interchange is 4 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line or the one at Koblenz on the Rechte Rheinstrecke.

References

Kammerforst, Rhineland-Palatinate Wikipedia


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