Mudenbach

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

Mudenbach
Coat of arms
Location of Mudenbach within Westerwaldkreis district
Mudenbach
Mudenbach
Coordinates: 50°40′4″N 7°44′7″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Government
  MayorChrista Hülpüsch
Area
  Total4.78 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Elevation
295 m (968 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
  Total734
  Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
57614
Dialling codes02688
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitehttp://mudenbach.de

Geography

Location

The community lies in the northern Westerwald on the river Wied. The community is mainly agriculturally structured. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

Constituent communities

Mudenbach has one outlying centre named Hanwerth.

History

In 1270, Mudenbach had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 13 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Mudenbach is linked to the long-distance transport network by Landesstraße 265 leading to Bundesstraße 8, which links the community to the middle centres of Hachenburg and Altenkirchen. The Autobahn interchanges Mogendorf and Dierdorf on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt) can be reached by Bundesstraßen 8 and 413. The Hennef interchange on the A 5 (AS 60) can be reached directly by Bundesstraße 8.

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References

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