Salzburg, Germany Explained

Salzburg
Image Coa:DEU Salzburg (Westerwald) COA.svg
Coordinates:50.6681°N 8.0481°W
Image Plan:Salzburg im Westerwaldkreis.png
State:Rheinland-Pfalz
District:Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde:Rennerod
Elevation:600
Area:2.30
Postal Code:56479
Area Code:02667
Licence:WW
Gemeindeschlüssel:07 1 43 291
Website:www.rennerod.de
Mayor:Harald Menk[1]
Leader Term:2019 - 24

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

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen and Limburg. Salzburg belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

About 1300, Salzburg had its first documentary mention as Salberg.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 6 council members.

Economy and infrastructure

Right near the community, two Bundesstraßen, 54 linking Limburg an der Lahn with Siegen, and 414 leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg cross each other. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Herborn on the A 45 (Dortmund - Hanau), some 20 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