Kadenbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Kadenbach | |
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Coordinates: 50°23′20″N 7°43′53″E / 50.38889°N 7.73139°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Westerwaldkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Montabaur |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Ute Kühchen[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 4.45 km2 (1.72 sq mi) |
Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,340 |
• Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 56337 |
Dialling codes | 02620 |
Vehicle registration | WW |
Website | www.kadenbach.net |
Geography
editThe community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Koblenz in the Nassau Nature Park. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality.
History
editIn 1110, Kadenbach had its first documentary mention.
Politics
editCommunity council
editThe council is made up of 17 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
CDU | SPD | FWG Kadenbach | Total | |
2004 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 seats |
Coat of arms
editThe community's arms recalls, with the cross pattée resembling the Teutonic Knights’ cross and the black eagle's head as part of the whole, the community's almost 600-year allegiance to the Koblenz House of the Teutonic Knights. The red cross and the tincture silver stand for the overlordship of the Electorate of Trier.
Economy and infrastructure
editIn 2006, a new credit union was built.
Transport
editThe nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 12 km away.
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- Kadenbach (in German)