District Westerwaldkreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 220 ha Local time Saturday 4:40 PM Dialling code 02626 | Elevation 260 m (850 ft) Postal codes 56244 Population 366 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 56244 Municipal assoc. Selters | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind W at 19 km/h, 88% Humidity | ||
Krümmel is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality.
Contents
- Map of 56244 KrC3BCmmel Germany
- Location
- History
- Community council
- Transport
- Sons and daughters of the town
- References
Map of 56244 Kr%C3%BCmmel, Germany
Location
The rural residential community of Krümmel lies 2 km west of Selters in woodland and meadowland.
History
In 1022, Krümmel had its first documentary mention as Crumbele. In 1972, in the course of municipal restructuring, the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters was founded, to which Krümmel belongs.
Community council
The council is made up of 8 council members, including the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Transport
North of the community runs the Bundesstraße 413, leading from Bendorf to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Dierdorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.