Roßbach, Westerwaldkreis
| Rossbach | |
|---|---|
  Rossbach | |
| Coordinates: 50°36′21″N 7°41′0″E / 50.60583°N 7.68333°ECoordinates: 50°36′21″N 7°41′0″E / 50.60583°N 7.68333°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wilfried Oettgen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.47 km2 (2.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 860 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 56271 |
| Dialling codes | 02680 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.rossbach-ww.de |
Rossbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
Location
The community lies between Hachenburg and Dierdorf. The residential community of Rossbach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
Politics
Community council
The council is made up of 13 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
| SPD | CDU | Wählergemeinschaft | Total | |
| 2004 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 seats |
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
Rossbach lies west of Bundesstraße 413 from Bendorf (near Koblenz) to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Dierdorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2015" (PDF). Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
External links
- Roßbach (German)
- Roßbach in the collective municipality’s Web pages (German)
