Selbach is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.
Selbach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Selbach within Altenkirchen district  | |
  Selbach  Selbach | |
| Coordinates: 50°44′41″N 7°46′5″E / 50.74472°N 7.76806°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Altenkirchen |
| Municipal assoc. | Wissen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Matthias Grohs[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 786 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57537 |
| Dialling codes | 02742 |
| Vehicle registration | AK |
| Website | selbach-sieg |
The place gave its name to Selbach, Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil, where since the pioneering days the Riograndenser Hunsrückisch language, a Brazilian variety of German largely based on the Rhine Franconian is spoken.
References
edit- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Altenkirchen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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