Weidenbach, Rhein-Lahn Explained

Type:Ortsgemeinde
Weidenbach
Image Coa:DEU Weidenbach (Taunus) COA.svg
Coordinates:50.1558°N 7.8833°W
Image Plan:Weidenbach in EMS.svg
State:Rheinland-Pfalz
District:Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
Verbandsgemeinde:Nastätten
Elevation:380
Area:2.24
Postal Code:56355
Area Code:06775
Licence:EMS, DIZ, GOH
Gemeindeschlüssel:07 1 41 134
Mayor:Helmut Maxeiner[1]
Leader Term:2019 - 24

Weidenbach (pronounced as /de/) is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. Its municipal council consists of six members elected by majority vote, and headed by the honorary mayor, or chairman.

History

Part of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel since 1583, it was occupied by France between 1806 and 1813. After the Congress of Vienna, it was given to the Duchy of Nassau. By 1866, the territory was under Prussian control. It has been part of Rhineland-Palatinate since 1946.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/kd/gebiete/1410000000000.html Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis