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Alsbach, Westerwaldkreis

Coordinates: 50°27′56″N 7°39′43″E / 50.46556°N 7.66194°E / 50.46556; 7.66194
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Alsbach
Coat of arms of Alsbach
Location of Alsbach within Westerwaldkreis district
Alsbach is located in Germany
Alsbach
Alsbach
Alsbach is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Alsbach
Alsbach
Coordinates: 50°27′56″N 7°39′43″E / 50.46556°N 7.66194°E / 50.46556; 7.66194
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Ransbach-Baumbach
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Heike Christmann[1]
Area
 • Total4.77 km2 (1.84 sq mi)
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total646
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56237
Dialling codes02601
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.alsbach.de

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

Geography

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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.

History

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

Coat of arms

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

Economy and infrastructure

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

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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