Kroppach
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Location of Kroppach within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°41′44″N 7°44′25″E / 50.69556°N 7.74028°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Michael Birk[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.97 km2 (1.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 319 m (1,047 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 700 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57612 |
| Dialling codes | 02688 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.gemeinde-kroppach.de |
Kroppach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The agriculturally structured residential community of Kroppach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
Geography
[edit]The community lies between Hachenburg and Altenkirchen and is described as the gateway to the Kroppach Switzerland nature and landscape conservation area.
History
[edit]In 1199, Kroppach had its first documentary mention. In 1999, this event was the subject of a celebratory publication (Festschrift). Kroppach was for a long time the seat of a tithe court and had its own court seal. In 1661, a so-called Kirchspiel-Winterschule (“parish winter school”) was established, which 70 years later, beginning in 1731, was also run the year round.
Politics
[edit]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.
Culture and sightseeing
[edit]Parks
[edit]The local recreation area, called the Kroppacher Schweiz, or “Kroppach Switzerland”, with its many hiking paths and panoramas into the Nister Valley is a recognized nature and landscape conservation area.
Economy and infrastructure
[edit]South of the community runs Bundesstraße 414, leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen, Wilnsdorf and Herborn on the A 45 (Dortmund–Gießen). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- Kroppach (in German)
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