Alsbach, Westerwaldkreis

Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Alsbach within Westerwaldkreis district

(2019–24) Heike Christmann^[1]Area

• Total4.77 km² (1.84 sq mi)Elevation

280 m (920 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total646 • Density140/km² (350/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

56237

Dialling codes02601Vehicle registrationWWWebsitewww.alsbach.de

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

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen. Fifty-four percent of the rural area is wooded. Alsbach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality.

History

In 1143, Alsbach had its first documentary mention. From 1806 it belonged to the Duchy of Nassau. In 1866 it passed to Prussia.

Coat of arms

The community's arms are based on those formerly borne by the Counts of Wied, Alsbach's former overlords.

Economy and infrastructure

South of Alsbach runs the Autobahn A 48. The nearby Brexbachtalbahn (railway) is no longer in service.

References

^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alsbach (Westerwald).

Alsbach Archived 2016-10-02 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
Alsbach in the television programme Hierzuland Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (in German)

Towns and municipalities in Westerwaldkreis