Härtlingen is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Härtlingen
Coat of arms of Härtlingen
Location of Härtlingen within Westerwaldkreis district
Härtlingen is located in Germany
Härtlingen
Härtlingen
Härtlingen is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Härtlingen
Härtlingen
Coordinates: 50°31′27″N 7°54′59″E / 50.52417°N 7.91639°E / 50.52417; 7.91639
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Westerburg
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) David Olberts[1]
Area
 • Total3.20 km2 (1.24 sq mi)
Elevation
374 m (1,227 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total373
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56459
Dialling codes02663
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.haertlingen.de

Geography edit

Location edit

Härtlingen lies 5 km southwest of Westerburg in the Elbbach Valley. Since 1972 it has belonged to what was then the newly founded Verbandsgemeinde of Westerburg, a kind of collective municipality.

Constituent communities edit

Härtlingen has an outlying centre called Unterhärtlingen.

History edit

In 1292, Härtlingen had its first documentary mention as Hertlingen.

Politics edit

The municipal council is made up of 9 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Economy and infrastructure edit

West of the community runs Bundesstraße 255, leading from Montabaur to Herborn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References edit

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.

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