Luckenbach

This article is about Luckenbach in Germany. For Luckenbach in Texas, see Luckenbach, Texas. For ships with "Luckenbach" in their names, see USS Luckenbach.
Luckenbach

Coat of arms
Luckenbach

Coordinates: 50°42′20″N 7°50′5″E / 50.70556°N 7.83472°E / 50.70556; 7.83472Coordinates: 50°42′20″N 7°50′5″E / 50.70556°N 7.83472°E / 50.70556; 7.83472
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Hachenburg
Government
  Mayor Karl-Heinz Kaiser
Area
  Total 3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 629
  Density 170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 57629
Dialling codes 02662
Vehicle registration WW
Website www.hachenburg-vg.de

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

Geography

Location

The village lies northeast of Koblenz in the valley of the Kleine Nister. Luckenbach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality.

History

In 1366, Luckenbach had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Community council

The 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

Transport

South of the community runs Bundesstraße 414, leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen, Wilnsdorf and Herborn on the A 45 (DortmundGießen), some 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

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