Bölsberg

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

Bölsberg
Location of Bölsberg within Westerwaldkreis district
Bölsberg
Bölsberg
Coordinates: 50°40′07″N 7°54′54″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)
Government
 • MayorGeorg Otto
Area
 • Total1.46 km2 (0.56 sq mi)
Elevation
470 m (1,540 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total215
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
57648
Dialling codes02661
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.bad-marienberg.de

Geography

Location

The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen. Bölsberg is the smallest community in the Verbandsgemeinde of Bad Marienberg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

About 1300, Bölsberg had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

North of the community runs Bundesstraße 414 leading from Driedorf-Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Haiger/Burbach on the A 45 (Dortmund–Hanau), some 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

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


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