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Krümmel

Coordinates: 50°32′14″N 7°43′29″E / 50.53722°N 7.72472°E / 50.53722; 7.72472
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Krümmel
Coat of arms of Krümmel
Location of Krümmel within Westerwaldkreis district
Krümmel is located in Germany
Krümmel
Krümmel
Krümmel is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Krümmel
Krümmel
Coordinates: 50°32′14″N 7°43′29″E / 50.53722°N 7.72472°E / 50.53722; 7.72472
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Selters (Westerwald)
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Burkhard Kuhn[1]
Area
 • Total2.20 km2 (0.85 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total312
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56244
Dialling codes02626
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.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

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

History

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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

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The municipal 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

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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.

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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