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Schenkelberg

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Schenkelberg
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Schenkelberg
Schenkelberg (Germany)
Schenkelberg
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Selters (Westerwald)
Mayor Egon Bösch
Basic statistics
Area 3.52 km² (1.4 sq mi)
Elevation 395 m  (1296 ft)
Population 668  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 190 /km² (492 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate WW
Postal code 56244
Area code 02626
Website www.gemeinde-schenkelberg.de
Location of Schenkelberg within Westerwaldkreis district
Map

Coordinates: 50°35′1″N 7°46′58″E / 50.58361, 7.78278

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

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[edit] Geography

[edit] Location

Schenkelberg lies 3 km from Herschbach and 7 km from Selters. Right nearby is found the Westerwald Lake Plateau, a popular holiday and recreation area. The local area offers many hiking and cycling paths. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.

[edit] History

In 1219, Schenkelberg had its first documentary mention, and after several slight spelling changes has borne the same name since 1624 that it still bears today.

[edit] Politics

[edit] Community council

The council is made up of 12 council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Sitzverteilung im gewählten Gemeinderat:

WG Bösch WG Böckling Total
2004 8 4 12 seats

[edit] Economy and infrastructure

[edit] Transport

The community lies west of Bundesstraße 8, leading from Limburg an der Lahn to Siegburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Mogendorf on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

[edit] External links

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.


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