Dernbach, Westerwaldkreis

Dernbach
Coat of arms of Dernbach
Location of Dernbach within Westerwaldkreis district
Dernbach is located in Germany
Dernbach
Dernbach
Dernbach is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Dernbach
Dernbach
Coordinates: 50°27′31″N 7°47′14″E / 50.45861°N 7.78722°E / 50.45861; 7.78722
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Wirges
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Andreas Quirmbach[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
8.73 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
2,518
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56428
Dialling codes02602
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.dernbach.de

Dernbach (Westerwald) is a local community (Ortsgemeinde) in the district of Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, and part of the municipal association Verbandsgemeinde Wirges. The village is known throughout the country by the three-way interchange A48/A3, called Dernbacher Dreieck, and well known worldwide by the international congregation Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ, called Dernbacher Schwestern.

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.