Country Germany District Westerwaldkreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 5.51 km² Population 1,011 (31 Dec 2008) Dialling code 02661 | State Rhineland-Palatinate Elevation 500 m (1,600 ft) Postal codes 57520 Local time Sunday 1:14 PM Postal code 57520 Municipal assoc. Bad Marienberg | |
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Langenbach bei Kirburg is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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Map of 57520 Langenbach bei Kirburg, Germany
Location
The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen on the boundary with North Rhine-Westphalia. The Langenbach, which belongs to the Sieg drainage basin, flows through the municipal area. Langenbach bei Kirburg belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bad Marienberg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
In 1261, Langenbach bei Kirburg had its first documentary mention.
Community council
The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Transport
South of the community runs Bundesstraße 414, leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen and Wilnsdorf on the A 45 (Dortmund–Hanau), some 20 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.