Winkelbach 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 in the upper Wied valley. Through the community flows the Wied. Winkelbach belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1262, Winkelbach had its first documentary mention.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 9 council members, including the honorary mayor (''Bürgermeister''), who were elected in a

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stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

External links

Winkelbach in the collective municipality’s Web pages
Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate Westerwaldkreis {{Westerwaldkreis-geo-stub