Kammerforst, Rhineland-Palatinate

Kammerforst in the Kannenbäckerland is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Kammerforst
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Kammerforst within Westerwaldkreis district
Kammerforst Show map of Germany Kammerforst Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°27′50″N 7°40′38″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Höhr-Grenzhausen
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Kevin Michael Heibel[1]
Area
• Total	1.33 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	259
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	56206
Dialling codes	02624
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.gemeinde-Kammerforst.de

Geography

The community lies roughly 13 km northeast of Koblenz on the edge of the Nassau Nature Park. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Höhr-Grenzhausen, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

The community came into being sometime about the year 1680. It was founded by Walloon guest workers who were seeking iron ore in the area.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 7 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

	Einzelbewerber	Total
2004	6	6 seats

Economy and infrastructure

The A 48 with its Höhr-Grenzhausen interchange is 4 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line or the one at Koblenz on the Rechte Rheinstrecke.

References

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.

External links

• Kammerforst (in German)