Vielbach

Vielbach
Location of Vielbach within Westerwaldkreis district
Vielbach
Vielbach
Coordinates: 50°30′38″N 7°46′19″E / 50.51056°N 7.77194°E / 50.51056; 7.77194
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
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
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
525
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56242
Dialling codes02626
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.vielbach.de

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

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 (CologneFrankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 31. Dezember 2023, Landkreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden; Fortschreibung des Zensus 2011" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)