Dreisbach, Westerwaldkreis Explained

Dreisbach
Coordinates:50.6167°N 7.9317°W
Image Plan:Dreisbach im Westerwaldkreis.png
State:Rheinland-Pfalz
District:Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde:Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)
Elevation:440
Area:4.62
Postal Code:56472
Area Code:02661
Licence:WW
Gemeindeschlüssel:07 1 43 216
Website:www.bad-marienberg.de
Mayor:Andrea Theis[1]
Leader Term:2019 - 24

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

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen. The river Nister, which is part of the Sieg’s drainage basin flows from east to west through the municipal area. Dreisbach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bad Marienberg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1252, Dreisbach had its first documentary mention.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

South of the community runs Bundesstraße 255, which leads from Montabaur to Herborn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne - Frankfurt), some 22 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/kd/gebiete/1430000000000.html Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis