Alsbach, Westerwaldkreis
Alsbach | |
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_COA.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Alsbach within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Alsbach  Alsbach | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′56″N 7°39′43″E / 50.46556°N 7.66194°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Ransbach-Baumbach |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Heike Christmann[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.77 km2 (1.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 646 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56237 |
| Dialling codes | 02601 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.alsbach.de |
Alsbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
[edit]The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen. Fifty-four percent of the rural area is wooded. Alsbach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality.
History
[edit]In 1143, Alsbach had its first documentary mention. From 1806 it belonged to the Duchy of Nassau. In 1866 it passed to Prussia.
Coat of arms
[edit]The community's arms are based on those formerly borne by the Counts of Wied, Alsbach's former overlords.
Economy and infrastructure
[edit]South of Alsbach runs the Autobahn A 48. The nearby Brexbachtalbahn (railway) is no longer in service.
References
[edit]- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alsbach (Westerwald).
- Alsbach Archived 2016-10-02 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- Alsbach in the television programme Hierzuland Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
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