Kemmenau
Kemmenau is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in the Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.
Kemmenau | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kemmenau within Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district  | |
  Kemmenau  Kemmenau | |
| Coordinates: 50°20′52″N 7°45′3″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Rhein-Lahn-Kreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Bad Ems-Nassau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Norbert Jachtenfuchs norbertjachtenfuchs@t-online.de |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.76 km2 (1.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 382 m (1,253 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 491 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 56132 |
| Dialling codes | 02603 |
| Vehicle registration | EMS |
| Website | www.kemmenau.de |
Although Kemmenau is already mentioned in 1320, and is maybe even some centuries older, the village became a municipality only in 1816/1821. The greater part had previously belonged to Bad Ems, the smaller part to nearby Dausenau. Also remarkable are the prehistoric traces discoverable immediately behind the village, the still easily recognizable Roman Limes and a prehistoric circular entrenchment on the 'First'. The name of the town derives, perhaps, from "Kemmenate", which would refer to a fortified House on the old road from Bad Ems into the Westerwald. [2]
References
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2018 - Gemeindeebene". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2019.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-06-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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