Vielbach
Vielbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Vielbach | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Vielbach within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Vielbach  Vielbach | |
| Coordinates: 50°30′38″N 7°46′19″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Selters (Westerwald) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Uli Schneider[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 514 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56242 |
| Dialling codes | 02626 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.vielbach.de |
Geography
Vielbach lies 3 km south of Selters in the lower reaches of the kleiner Saynbach in the middle of woodlands and meadowlands. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
In 1315, Vielbach had its first documentary mention. The name's spelling has changed over the centuries from Villebach to Vyllebach to Vielbach.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 12 council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Economy and infrastructure
The nearest Autobahn interchange is Mogendorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References
- Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.
External links
- Vielbach (in German)
- Verbandsgemeinde of Selters (in German)
