Freirachdorf
Location of Freirachdorf
Freirachdorf   is located in Germany
Freirachdorf
Freirachdorf
Freirachdorf   is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Freirachdorf
Freirachdorf
Coordinates: 50°35′02″N 7°42′54″E / 50.58389°N 7.71500°E / 50.58389; 7.71500
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Selters (Westerwald)
Government
  Mayor (201924) Hans-Peter Hebel[1]
Area
  Total4.28 km2 (1.65 sq mi)
Elevation
275 m (902 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
  Total694
  Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56244
Dialling codes02680
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.selters-ww.de

Freirachdorf 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

Freirachdorf lies 1 km from Herschbach and 7 km from Selters (Westerwald).

History

In 1190, Freirachdorf had its first documentary mention. In 1972, in the course of municipal restructuring, the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters was founded, which Freirachdorf also joined.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 12 council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeisterin), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Economy and infrastructure

Businesses

Transport

Southwest of the community runs 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.

References

  1. Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.


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