Vielbach

Vielbach
Coat of arms of Vielbach Coat of arms
Vielbach
Location of Vielbach within Westerwaldkreis district 250px
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Selters (Westerwald)
Government
• Mayor	Walter Schindler
Area
• Total	4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	541
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	56242
Dialling codes	02626
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.vielbach.de

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

Geography

Location

Vielbach lies 3 km south of Selters in the lower reaches of the kleiner Saynbach in the middle of woodlands and meadowlands. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1315, Vielbach had its first documentary mention. The name’s spelling has changed over the centuries from Villebach to Vyllebach to Vielbach.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 12 council members, as well as 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

The nearest Autobahn interchange is Mogendorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

External links

• Vielbach (German)
• Verbandsgemeinde of Selters (German)