Salzburg, Germany

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

Salzburg
Coat of arms of Salzburg
Location of Salzburg within Westerwaldkreis district
Salzburg is located in Germany
Salzburg
Salzburg
Salzburg is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Salzburg
Salzburg
Coordinates: 50°40′5″N 8°2′53″E / 50.66806°N 8.04806°E / 50.66806; 8.04806
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Rennerod
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Harald Menk[1]
Area
 • Total2.30 km2 (0.89 sq mi)
Elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total218
 • Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56479
Dialling codes02667
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.rennerod.de

Geography

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The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen and Limburg. Salzburg belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

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About 1300, Salzburg had its first documentary mention as Salberg.

Politics

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The municipal council is made up of 6 council members.

Economy and infrastructure

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Right near the community, two Bundesstraßen, 54 linking Limburg an der Lahn with Siegen, and 414 leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg cross each other. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Herborn on the A 45 (DortmundHanau), some 20 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

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  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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