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Kadenbach

Coordinates: 50°23′20″N 7°43′53″E / 50.38889°N 7.73139°E / 50.38889; 7.73139
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Kadenbach
Coat of arms of Kadenbach
Location of Kadenbach within Westerwaldkreis district
Kadenbach is located in Germany
Kadenbach
Kadenbach
Kadenbach is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Kadenbach
Kadenbach
Coordinates: 50°23′20″N 7°43′53″E / 50.38889°N 7.73139°E / 50.38889; 7.73139
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Montabaur
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Ute Kühchen[1]
Area
 • Total4.45 km2 (1.72 sq mi)
Elevation
250 m (820 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,340
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56337
Dialling codes02620
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.kadenbach.net

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

Geography

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The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Koblenz in the Nassau Nature Park. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality.

History

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In 1110, Kadenbach had its first documentary mention.

Politics

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Community council

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The council is made up of 17 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

CDU SPD FWG Kadenbach Total
2004 3 4 9 16 seats

Coat of arms

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The community's arms recalls, with the cross pattée resembling the Teutonic Knights’ cross and the black eagle's head as part of the whole, the community's almost 600-year allegiance to the Koblenz House of the Teutonic Knights. The red cross and the tincture silver stand for the overlordship of the Electorate of Trier.

Economy and infrastructure

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In 2006, a new credit union was built.

Transport

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The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt), some 12 km away.

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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