Hundsdorf is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Hundsdorf | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hundsdorf within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Hundsdorf  Hundsdorf | |
| Coordinates: 50°28′20″N 7°42′14″E / 50.47222°N 7.70389°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Ransbach-Baumbach |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Eckhard Niebisch[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.40 km2 (0.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 454 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56235 |
| Dialling codes | 02623 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.hundsdorf.de |
Geography
editThe community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen on the edge of the Kannenbäckerland, a region known for its ceramics industry. Hundsdorf belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality.
History
editIn 1243, Hundsdorf had its first documentary mention as Hunisdorp.
Politics
editThe municipal council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Regular events
editEach year, between Ascension and Whitsun, a Western town is built here in which Western and Indian clubs recreate the atmosphere of the Wild West for a few days under authentic conditions.
In early August each year, Hundsdorf holds its kermis.
Economy and infrastructure
editThe A 48 with its Höhr-Grenzhausen interchange (AS 12) lies 6 km away. The A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt) with its Ransbach-Baumbach interchange lies only 5 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References
edit- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
External links
edit- Hundsdorf (in German)
- Local wiki for the Westerwald (in German)
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