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Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Kölbingen
Municipality
Old Catholic parish church on the Schoenberg between Möllingen and KoelbingenOld Catholic parish church on the Schoenberg between Möllingen and Koelbingen
Coat of arms of KölbingenCoat of arms
Location of Kölbingen within Westerwaldkreis district
Kölbingen is located in GermanyKölbingenKölbingen Show map of GermanyKölbingen is located in Rhineland-PalatinateKölbingenKölbingen Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°33′13″N 7°56′09″E / 50.55361°N 7.93583°E / 50.55361; 7.93583
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Westerburg
Subdivisions3
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Frank Schäfer
Area
 • Total4.07 km (1.57 sq mi)
Elevation377 m (1,237 ft)
Population
 • Total989
 • Density240/km (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes56459
Dialling codes02663
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.koelbingen.de

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

Geography

Location

Kölbingen lies roughly 4 km west of Westerburg, in a hollow between the Geisenwald and the Ruhscheid. Since 1972 it has belonged to what was then the newly founded Verbandsgemeinde of Westerburg, a kind of collective municipality.

Constituent communities

Kölbingen's Ortsteile (divisions) are Schönberg, Möllingen and Kölbingen.

History

In 1494, Kölbingen had its first documentary mention.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 16 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 26 May 2019.

Economy and infrastructure

West of the community runs Bundesstraße 255, leading from Montabaur to Herborn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez 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

  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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