Welkenbach

Welkenbach is a municipality in the Westerwald district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Hachenburg.

Geographical location

The 308 m high community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg an der Lahn and victories. Welkenbach is surrounded to the west and the south by the choice Roderwald; Neighboring towns are Wahlrod and Winkelbach in the north, the Most High, in the western and Rossbach (Westerwald ) in the southwest of the village.

To Welkenbach includes the dwelling places " pit icehouse " and " cabin on the heap ."

History

Welkenbach was first mentioned in 1315 as Welkemerode. In the district there are former basalt and quartzite mines ( in the election Roderwald ) and to the north an iron mine ( icehouse ).

The development of the population of Welkenbach, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Parish council

The local council in Welkenbach consists of six council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Traffic

The community is located west of State Road 8, leading from Limburg an der Lahn to Siegburg. The nearest motorway junctions are in Dierdorf or Neuwied on the A 3 ( Cologne - Frankfurt ). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur the high-speed line Cologne-Rhine/Main.