Kirburg

This article is about the community in the Westerwaldkreis. For the ruined castle in Kirn sometimes spelled Kirburg, see Kirn § Kyrburg.

Kirburg
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Kirburg within Westerwaldkreis district
Kirburg Kirburg
Coordinates: 50°40′39″N 7°55′24″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Janosch Becker
Area
• Total	4.05 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Elevation	482 m (1,581 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	576
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	57629
Dialling codes	02661
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.bad-marienberg.de

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

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg und Siegen. The Wäschebach, which belongs to the Sieg drainage basin, flows through the municipal area. Kirburg belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bad Marienberg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1215, Kirburg had its first documentary mention.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Running right through the community is Bundesstraße 414, leading from Driedorf-Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Haiger/Burbach on the A 45 (Dortmund–Hanau), some 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

External links

• Kirburg (in German)
• Kirburg in the collective municipality’s Web pages (in German)