Jettenbach, Rhineland-Palatinate
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Location of Jettenbach within Kusel district
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| Coordinates: 49°32′08″N 7°33′21″E / 49.53556°N 7.55583°ECoordinates: 49°32′08″N 7°33′21″E / 49.53556°N 7.55583°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Kusel | |
| Municipal assoc. | Lauterecken-Wolfstein | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Bernd Ginkel | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 10.24 km2 (3.95 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 355 m (1,165 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 818 | |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 66887 | |
| Dialling codes | 06385, 06387 | |
| Vehicle registration | KUS | |
| Website | www.jettenbach.de | |
Jettenbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Kusel district which belongs to the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Lauterecken-Wolfstein.
Topographically, the municipality lies in the North Palatine Uplands. The original village of Jettenbach grew in the valley of an eponymous brook, the Jettenbach, from which it took its name. Quite early on, a mediaeval regular route linking Landstuhl to Trier following the nearby ridge running parallel to the brook was established as a roadway. To the south of the village rises the Spannagelberg (449.5 m above sea level) and to the north, the Potschberg (formerly 492 m above sea level). South of the village, the Rutzenbach and the Selchenbach streams flow together to form the Jettenbach, which then flows north through the village, later emptying into the Talbach, another stream near Eßweiler. To the southeast, the ridge of the Imberg (almost 450 m above sea level) borders the valley. The village’s average elevation is reckoned at 355.6 m above sea level. The municipality covers 1 025 ha, of which 69 ha is used for dwelling or transport, 593 ha is under agricultural use and 322 ha is made up of meadows or woodland.
Jettenbach is bordered on its north by the municipality of Eßweiler, in the east by the municipality of Rothselberg, in the southeast by the municipality of Kollweiler, in the southwest by the municipality of Reichenbach-Steegen, and in the west by the municipality of Bosenbach.
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