Alsbach, Westerwaldkreis

Alsbach
Alsbach
	Coat of arms
	Location of Alsbach within Westerwaldkreis district
	Alsbach Alsbach
	Coordinates: 50°27′56″N 7°39′43″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Ransbach-Baumbach
Government
• Mayor	Heike Christmann
Area
• Total	4.77 km2 (1.84 sq mi)
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	609
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	56237
Dialling codes	02601
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.alsbach.de

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

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen. Fifty-four percent of the rural area is wooded. Alsbach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality.

In 1143, Alsbach had its first documentary mention. From 1806 it belonged to the Duchy of Nassau. In 1866 it passed to Prussia.

The community's arms are based on those formerly borne by the Counts of Wied, Alsbach's former overlords.

South of Alsbach runs the Autobahn A 48. The nearby Brexbachtalbahn (railway) is no longer in service.

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"Bevölkerungsstand 2018 - Gemeindeebene". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2019.

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