Merkelbach

For the Dutch photographer and cinematographer, see J.W. Merkelbach.

Merkelbach
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Merkelbach within Westerwaldkreis district
Interactive map of Merkelbach
Location within Germany Location within Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°38′44″N 7°46′11″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Hachenburg
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Edgar Schneider
Area
• Total	2.54 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Elevation	355 m (1,165 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	446
• Density	176/km2 (455/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	57629
Dialling codes	02662
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.merkelbach-westerwald.de

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

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

The first mention of Merkelbach was recorded in 1418.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 10 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

The community lies right on Bundesstraße 413, leading from Bendorf (near Koblenz) to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Dierdorf and Neuwied on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line. The community is linked by bus connections every two hours to Hachenburg and the InterCityExpress station at Montabaur.

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Merkelbach in the collective municipality’s Web pages (in German)