Krümmel

Krümmel

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Krümmel

Coordinates: 50°32′14″N 7°43′29″E / 50.53722°N 7.72472°E / 50.53722; 7.72472Coordinates: 50°32′14″N 7°43′29″E / 50.53722°N 7.72472°E / 50.53722; 7.72472
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Selters (Westerwald)
Government
  Mayor Reiner Schmidt
Area
  Total 2.20 km2 (0.85 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 338
  Density 150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 56244
Dialling codes 02626
Vehicle registration WW
Website www.kruemmel-ww.de

Krümmel is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality.

Geography

Location

The rural residential community of Krümmel lies 2 km west of Selters in woodland and meadowland.

History

In 1022, Krümmel had its first documentary mention as Crumbele. In 1972, in the course of municipal restructuring, the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters was founded, to which Krümmel belongs.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 8 council members, including the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

North of the community runs the Bundesstraße 413, leading from Bendorf to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Dierdorf on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

Famous people

Sons and daughters of the town

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