Waldmühlen
Waldmühlen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Waldmühlen
within Westerwaldkreis district
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Location of Waldmühlen | |
  Waldmühlen Location within Germany  Waldmühlen Location within Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| Coordinates: 50°35′14″N 8°3′49″E / 50.58722°N 8.06361°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Rennerod |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Guntram Janz[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.10 km2 (1.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 405 m (1,329 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 326 |
| • Density | 105/km2 (272/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56479 |
| Dialling codes | 02664 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | Waldmühlen auf VG Rennerod Website |
Waldmühlen is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen und Limburg. Waldmühlen belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. The Holzbach crosses Bundesstraße 54 at the community's edge.
History
In the 15th century, Waldmühlen had its first documentary mention as Walkmohle.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 26 March 2006.
Economy and infrastructure
The village has access to the public transport through the local bus lines 477, 487, 957 and 971. It is located on the area of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM), zone number 444. Running right through the community is Bundesstraße 54, linking Limburg an der Lahn with Siegen. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are Herborn and Haiger-Burbach on the A 45 (Dortmund–Gießen), and also Montabaur and Limburg-Nord on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), all between 20 and 25 km away. Waldmühlen is located on Westerwaldsteig, a long distance walking- and cycling path from Herborn via Rennerod, Westerburg, Bad Marienberg and Hachenburg to Bad Hönningen. The nearest train stops are Westerburg station, Berzhahn and Willmenrod, nearest InterCityExpress stops are the railway stations at Montabaur and Limburg-Süd on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References
- ↑ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2024 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.
