Hundsdorf

Hundsdorf
Coat of arms
Hundsdorf
Location of Hundsdorf within Westerwaldkreis district
Coordinates: 50°28′20″N 7°42′14″E / 50.47222°N 7.70389°ECoordinates: 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	Eckhard Niebisch
Area
• Total	1.40 km^2 (0.54 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	421
• Density	300/km^2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	56235
Dialling codes	02623
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.hundsdorf.de

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

Geography

Location

The 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

In 1243, Hundsdorf had its first documentary mention as Hunisdorp.

Politics

Community council

The 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

Each 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

Transport

The 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

1. "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.

External links

• Hundsdorf (German)
• Local wiki for the Westerwald (German)