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Mudenbach

Coordinates: 50°40′4″N 7°44′7″E / 50.66778°N 7.73528°E / 50.66778; 7.73528
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Mudenbach
Coat of arms of Mudenbach
Location of Mudenbach within Westerwaldkreis district
Mudenbach is located in Germany
Mudenbach
Mudenbach
Mudenbach is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Mudenbach
Mudenbach
Coordinates: 50°40′4″N 7°44′7″E / 50.66778°N 7.73528°E / 50.66778; 7.73528
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Christa Hülpüsch[1]
Area
 • Total4.78 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Elevation
295 m (968 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total753
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57614
Dialling codes02688
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitemudenbach.de

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

Geography

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Location

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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

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Mudenbach has one outlying centre named Hanwerth.

History

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In 1270, Mudenbach had its first documentary mention.

Politics

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The municipal 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

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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.

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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