Freirachdorf

Coordinates: 50°35′02″N 7°42′54″E / 50.58389°N 7.71500°E / 50.58389; 7.71500
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Freirachdorf
Location of Freirachdorf
Map
Selters (Westerwald)
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Hans-Peter Hebel[1]
Area
 • Total4.28 km2 (1.65 sq mi)
Elevation
275 m (902 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total705
 • Density160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56244
Dialling codes02680
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.selters-ww.de

Freirachdorf is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality.

Geography

Freirachdorf lies 1 km from

Selters (Westerwald)
.

History

In 1190, Freirachdorf had its first documentary mention. In 1972, in the course of municipal restructuring, the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters was founded, which Freirachdorf also joined.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 12 council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeisterin), who were elected in a

majority vote
in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Economy and infrastructure

Businesses

Transport

Southwest of the community runs

Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line
.

References

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz
    . 2023.

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