Quirnbach, Westerwaldkreis

Quirnbach
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Quirnbach within Westerwaldkreis district
Quirnbach Quirnbach
Coordinates: 50°31′15″N 7°47′49″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Selters (Westerwald)
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Uwe Schneider
Area
• Total	3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	496
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	56242
Dialling codes	02626
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.quirnbach-westerwald.de

Quirnbach is a local community belonging to an association of municipalities– in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

Quirnbach is located 3 km southeast of Selters near Kleiner Saynbach in the middle of woodlands and meadowlands and belongs to Verbandsgemeinde of Selters. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1462, Quirnbach had its first documentary mention. The name's spelling has changed over the centuries from Quirenbach to Querenbach to Quirnbach. In 1972, in the course of municipal restructuring, the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters was founded.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 8 council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Seat apportionment on council:

	WG Götsch	WG Ströder	WG Stukemeier	Total
2004	3	3	2	8 seats

Economy and infrastructure

The nearest Autobahn interchange is Mogendorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

Personalities

Lothar Hermann who was responsible for Detection and Arrest of Adolf Eichmann, has grown up in Quirnbach.

External links

• Quirnbach (in German)
• Verbandsgemeinde of Selters (Westerwald) (in German)