Elkenroth

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Elkenroth
Municipality
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Location of Elkenroth within Altenkirchen district
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Elkenroth
Coordinates: 50°43′40″N7°52′59″E / 50.72778°N 7.88306°E / 50.72778; 7.88306
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Altenkirchen
Municipal assoc. Betzdorf-Gebhardshain
Government
 •  Mayor (2019–24) Peter Schwan [1]
Area
 • Total8.15 km2 (3.15 sq mi)
Elevation
450 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31) [2]
 • Total1,838
 • Density230/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57578
Dialling codes 02747
Vehicle registration AK
Website www.vg-bg.de

Elkenroth is a municipality that lies on the boundary of the Westerwald region in the district of Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Betzdorf-Gebhardshain.

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References

  1. ↑ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Altenkirchen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.


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