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Herschbach, Wallmerod

Coordinates: 50°30′21″N 7°55′43″E / 50.50583°N 7.92861°E / 50.50583; 7.92861
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Herschbach
Coat of arms of Herschbach
Location of Herschbach within Westerwaldkreis district
Herschbach is located in Germany
Herschbach
Herschbach
Herschbach is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Herschbach
Herschbach
Coordinates: 50°30′21″N 7°55′43″E / 50.50583°N 7.92861°E / 50.50583; 7.92861
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Wallmerod
Subdivisions2
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Christof Kegler[1]
Area
 • Total4.63 km2 (1.79 sq mi)
Elevation
318 m (1,043 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total951
 • Density210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56414
Dialling codes06435
Vehicle registrationWW
WebsiteHerschbach

Herschbach (Oberwesterwald) is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality.

Geography

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The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Hachenburg. Herschbach has two outlying centres named Wahnscheid and Lochheim.

History

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In 1290, Herschbach had its first documentary mention as Haderichsbach.

Politics

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The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Economy and infrastructure

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Running right through the community is Bundesstraße 8, linking Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef (Sieg). The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt), some 11 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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