Flammersfeld is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Westerwald, approx. 35 km north of Koblenz.
Flammersfeld | |
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 Aerial view | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Flammersfeld within Altenkirchen district  | |
  Flammersfeld  Flammersfeld | |
| Coordinates: 50°38′52″N 7°31′35″E / 50.64778°N 7.52639°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Altenkirchen |
| Municipal assoc. | Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Manfred Berger[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.06 km2 (1.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,452 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57632 |
| Dialling codes | 02685 |
| Vehicle registration | AK |
| Website | www.gemeinde-flammersfeld.de |
Flammersfeld was the seat of the former Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Flammersfeld.
People from the village
edit- Andreas Balzar (known as Balzar of Flammersfeld, 1769–1797) poacher, robber and Freischärler who fought the French
- Emil Bettgenhäuser (1906–1982), politician (SPD), MdB, MdL Rhineland-Palatinate
- W. Gies (born 1945), fine art
- Emil Müller (1890–1967), politician (SPD), MdL Rhineland-Palatinate, Bürgermeister of Flammersfeld
- Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (1818-1888), mayor in 1848, early founder of credit unions and cooperatives
References
edit- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Altenkirchen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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