Dernbach (Westerwald)
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Location of Dernbach within Westerwaldkreis district
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| Coordinates: 50°27′31″N 7°47′14″E / 50.45861°N 7.78722°ECoordinates: 50°27′31″N 7°47′14″E / 50.45861°N 7.78722°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Westerwaldkreis | |
| Municipal assoc. | Wirges | |
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| • Mayor | Andreas Quirmbach | |
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| • Total | 8.73 km2 (3.37 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 2,447 | |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 56428 | |
| Dialling codes | 02602 | |
| Vehicle registration | WW | |
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Dernbach (Westerwald) is a local community (Ortsgemeinde) in the district of Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, and part of the municipal association Verbandsgemeinde Wirges. The village is known throughout the country by the three-way interchange A48/A3, called "Dernbacher Dreieck", and wellknown worldwide by the international congregation Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ, called "Dernbacher Schwestern".
Unlike many other surrounding villages, Dernbach has not a franconian, but a celtic toponym. Several communities and families have the same name, so it has become customary to say "Dernbach bei Montabaur", to avoid confusion.
Dernbach is located north of Montabaur within the wooded hills of the national nature reserve "Naturpark Nassau". Surrounding villages are Ebernhahn, Wirges, Staudt, Eschelbach and Elgendorf.
Under its former name "Derinbach", the rural commune was mentioned in a document for the first time in 1220 AD. The medieval village structure was dominated by an impressive knight`s castle (build around 1200 AD) and a much older chapel, built after 1136 AD in late Romanesque style.
The council is made up of 21 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
Dernbach is headquarters to SIAG Schaaf Industrie AG, a corporation active in wind energy component manufacturing, steel construction, and silo, pipeline and facility building.
East of the community runs Bundesstraße 255 between Montabaur und Rennerod. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 3 km away. The junction between the A 3 and the A 48 is called the Dernbacher Dreieck, or “Dernbach Triangle”. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is at Montabaur station on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line, which crosses under the community’s western edge through the Dernbach Tunnel. Dernbach lies on the Lower Westerwald Railway (Unterwesterwaldbahn) to Limburg and Siershahn.
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