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Luckenbach

Coordinates: 50°42′20″N 7°50′5″E / 50.70556°N 7.83472°E / 50.70556; 7.83472
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Luckenbach
Coat of arms of Luckenbach
Location of Luckenbach within Westerwaldkreis district
Luckenbach is located in Germany
Luckenbach
Luckenbach
Luckenbach is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Luckenbach
Luckenbach
Coordinates: 50°42′20″N 7°50′5″E / 50.70556°N 7.83472°E / 50.70556; 7.83472
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Dieter Bethke
Area
 • Total3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
Elevation
290 m (950 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total659
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57629
Dialling codes02662
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.luckenbach-ww.de

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

Geography

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The village lies northeast of Koblenz in the valley of the Kleine Nister. Luckenbach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality.

History

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In 1366, Luckenbach had its first documentary mention.

Politics

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The municipal council is made up of 13 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

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South of the community runs Bundesstraße 414, leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen, Wilnsdorf and Herborn on the A 45 (DortmundGießen), some 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

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  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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