Krunkel

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	Coordinates: 50 ° 35 '  N , 7 ° 30'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)
Association municipality :	Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld
Height :	311 m above sea level NHN
Area :	2.81 km 2
Residents:	617 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	220 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56593
Area code :	02687
License plate :	AK
Community key :	07 1 32 065
Community structure:	2 districts
Association administration address:	Rathausstrasse 13 57610 Altenkirchen (Westerwald)
Website :	www.gemeinde-krunkel.de
Local Mayor :	Werner Eul
Location of the local community Krunkel in the district of Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

church

Fountain

Krunkel is a municipality in the Altenkirchen (Westerwald) district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld .

geography

Krunkel is located near the federal motorway 3 and is only a few km away from the Neuwied / Altenkirchen motorway exit .

A rest area on the A3 ( Frankfurt in the direction of Cologne between the Neuwied / Altenkirchen and Neustadt (Wied) junctions ) is named after the Epgert district.

The community consists of the two districts Krunkel and Epgert.

Krunkel, aerial photo (2016)

Epgert, aerial photo (2016)

history

Research into the mining history of Krunkel has shown that iron ore has been smelted on site since 940 . Krunkel was first mentioned in a document on May 2, 1354 as Cranwinkil . In 1715 the place consisted of ten fire pits .

Until the beginning of the 19th century Krunkel belonged to the office of Herschbach in the Electorate of Trier . Due to the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss Losing the area came in 1803 to the Principality of Nassau-Weilburg , 1806 after its accession to the Confederation of the Rhine to the Duchy of Nassau and 1815 after the Congress of Vienna to the Kingdom of Prussia . Krunkel was 1816 under the newly established Prussian administration mayoralty Flammersfeld in Altenkirchen , Koblenz assigned, and belonged from 1822 to the Rhine province .

On April 1, 1939, the previously independent municipality of Epgert was incorporated into Krunkel.

Population development

The development of the population of Krunkel, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:

year Residents 1815 168 1835 226 1871 248 1905 300 1939 331 1950 331

year Residents 1961 366 1970 444 1987 468 1997 603 2005 687 2019 617

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Krunkel consists of twelve council members, who were elected in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman.

mayor

Werner Eul became the local mayor of Krunkel in spring 2013. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was confirmed in office for a further five years with a share of the vote of 83.94%. Werner Eul's predecessor, Richard Lysun, had resigned prematurely for health reasons.

Sports

The local association is the SG Epgert-Obersteinebach-Krunkel.

Economy and Infrastructure

Krunkel has a larger industrial area in which u. a. there is a rental company for American military vehicles.

Web links

Commons : Krunkel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• www.gemeinde-krunkel.de
• Local community Krunkel on the website of the community community Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld
• Pictures on michael-unibonn.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, municipalities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ The story of Krunkel. In: gemeinde-krunkel.de. Retrieved June 1, 2019 . 
3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local council election 2019 Krunkel. Retrieved January 4, 2020 . 
5. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Verbandsgemeinde, 35th line of results. Retrieved January 4, 2020 . 
6. ^ Rhein-Zeitung: Werner Eul sworn in as local chief. April 2, 2013, accessed January 4, 2020 .