Glanbrücken | ||
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Coordinates: 49°36′43″N 7°31′45″E / 49.61194°N 7.52917°ECoordinates: 49°36′43″N 7°31′45″E / 49.61194°N 7.52917°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
District | Kusel | |
Municipal assoc. | Lauterecken-Wolfstein | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Ralf Jöckel (SPD) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 4.59 km2 (1.77 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 175 m (574 ft) | |
Population (2015-12-31) | ||
• Total | 485 | |
• Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 66887 | |
Dialling codes | 06387 | |
Vehicle registration | KUS |
Glanbrücken is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Lauterecken-Wolfstein.
The municipality lies on the river Glan in the Western Palatinate. The municipal area measures 458 ha, of which 185 ha is wooded.
The Ortsteil of Hachenbach lies at an elevation of 175 m above sea level on the Glan’s right bank at the lower end of the southward-running valley of the Horschbach, which here empties into the Glan. The community, which is built in the dale and also on the slope of the hill known as “Auf der Platte”, lies mostly in a row along the road between Horschbach and Hundheim and the community core lies right at the old bridge across the river. The highest point in the outlying countryside is found on the high expanse in the cadastral area “Auf der Platte”. This lies at 310 m above sea level.
The Ortsteil of Niedereisenbach lies on the Glan’s left bank, 172 m above sea level, at the mouth of the Eisenbach, which flows into the community from the west. The north side of the hollow abuts a foothill of the so-called Kipp, which borders the Glan valley all the way to Offenbach in a broad bow. In the west, a ridge ends here that bounds the Glan valley from Niederalben northwestwards. In the upper part of the community, the Bächelsgraben, running from the north, empties into the Eisenbach. The old community core lies at the lower end of the side dales that join together near Niedereisenbach. The newer part of the built-up area stands in a row along the main road running through the Glan valley. The highest point in the outlying countryside is found in the cadastral area “Auf Hardt”, which has an elevation of 339 m above sea level.