Hundsdorf

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Hundsdorf
Municipality
Coat of arms of Hundsdorf
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Location of Hundsdorf within Westerwaldkreis district

Location of Hundsdorf
Hundsdorf is located in Germany
Hundsdorf
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Hundsdorf is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Hundsdorf
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Coordinates: 50°28′20″N 7°42′14″E / 50.47222°N 7.70389°E / 50.47222; 7.70389
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Ransbach-Baumbach
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Eckhard Niebisch[1]
Area
 • Total
1.40 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Elevation
290 m (950 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
451
 • Density322/km2 (834/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56235
Dialling codes02623
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.hundsdorf.de

Hundsdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈhʊntsˌdɔʁf]) is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen on the edge of the Kannenbäckerland, a region known for its ceramics industry. Hundsdorf belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality.

History

In 1243, Hundsdorf had its first documentary mention as Hunisdorp.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Regular events

Each year, between Ascension and Whitsun, a Western town is built here in which Western and Indian clubs recreate the atmosphere of the Wild West for a few days under authentic conditions.

In early August each year, Hundsdorf holds its kermis.

Economy and infrastructure

The local bus lines 421, 461 and 467 connect Hundsdorf to the public transport, the village is located in the area of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM). The A 48 with its Höhr-Grenzhausen interchange (AS 12) lies 6 km away. The A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt) with its Ransbach-Baumbach interchange lies only 5 km away. Hundsdorf used to have a stop at the Engers-Au railway which currently is out of service. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

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