Vielbach

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Coat of arms of the local community of Vielbach
Vielbach
Map of Germany, position of the community of Vielbach highlighted

Coordinates: 50 ° 31 '  N , 7 ° 46'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Westerwaldkreis
Association municipality : Selters (Westerwald)
Height : 270 m above sea level NHN
Area : 4.52 km 2
Residents: 541 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 120 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 56244
Area code : 02626
License plate : WW
Community key : 07 1 43 078
Association administration address: Am Saynbach 5–7
56242 Selters (Westerwald)
Website : www.vielbach.de
Local Mayor : Ulrich Schneider
Location of the community of Vielbach in the Westerwaldkreis
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View over Vielbach

Vielbach (dialect: Felwisch ) is a municipality in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Selters (Westerwald) .

Geographical location

Vielbach is located three kilometers south of Selters on the lower reaches of the small Saynbach in the middle of a forest and meadow area.

history

In Quirnbacher Strasse

Vielbach was first mentioned in a document in 1315. The spelling of the name changed over the centuries from Villebach to Vyllebach to Vielbach .

politics

Municipal council

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

mayor

Ulrich Schneider became the local mayor of Vielbach in 2009. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was confirmed in office for another five years with 86.82 percent of the votes cast.

Schneider's predecessor was Walter Schindler.

coat of arms

Vielbach coat of arms
Blazon : "Under a golden shield head, inside five red balls, a curved silver tip, inside a red millstone, on the right in blue a golden lion, red armored and tongued, on the left in gold four red diagonal bars."

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

See also

Web links

Commons : Vielbach  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
  2. Hermann-Josef Hucke: Place names in the Westerwaldkreis in their dialect pronunciation as well as Ortsneckereien ( Memento from January 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) , 2010, page 18 (PDF; 132 kB)
  3. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
  4. FWG members receive badges of honor from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Free group of voters of the Verbandsgemeinde Selters e. V., accessed on June 18, 2020 .
  5. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, direct elections
  6. Municipal Council 2009 to 2014. Local community of Vielbach, accessed on June 18, 2020 .