Mündersbach | ||
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Coordinates: 50°36′23″N 7°44′3″E / 50.60639°N 7.73417°ECoordinates: 50°36′23″N 7°44′3″E / 50.60639°N 7.73417°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
District | Westerwaldkreis | |
Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Winfried Himmerich | |
Area | ||
• Total | 9.27 km2 (3.58 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 310 m (1,020 ft) | |
Population (2015-12-31) | ||
• Total | 764 | |
• Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 56271 | |
Dialling codes | 02680 | |
Vehicle registration | WW | |
Website | www.muendersbach.de |
Mündersbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
The community lies between Hachenburg and Herschbach. The residential community of Mündersbach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
In 1247, Mündersbach had its first documentary mention.
The council is made up of 13 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
The community lies directly on Bundesstraße 413 from Bendorf to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Dierdorf, Neuwied and Ransbach-Baumbach on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), each some 15 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line. Trains reach both cities in 30 to 40 minutes.
The community has at its disposal a floodlit sporting ground and a tennis court with three places. The village’s children can enjoy themselves at public playing fields and playgrounds. There is also a community house (multipurpose hall) in Mündersbach with a modern kindergarten as well as a community bakehouse with a long baking tradition.