Merkelbach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Merkelbach within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Merkelbach  Merkelbach | |
| Coordinates: 50°38′44″N 7°46′11″E / 50.64556°N 7.76972°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Edgar Schneider[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.54 km2 (0.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 355 m (1,165 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 423 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57629 |
| Dialling codes | 02662 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.merkelbach-westerwald.de |
Merkelbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.