Salzburg, Germany

For the city in Austria, see Salzburg.

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

Salzburg
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Salzburg within Westerwaldkreis district
Salzburg Show map of Germany Salzburg Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°40′5″N 8°2′53″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Rennerod
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Harald Menk[1]
Area
• Total	2.30 km2 (0.89 sq mi)
Elevation	600 m (2,000 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	218
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	56479
Dialling codes	02667
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.rennerod.de

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen and Limburg. Salzburg belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

About 1300, Salzburg had its first documentary mention as Salberg.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 6 council members.

Economy and infrastructure

Right near the community, two Bundesstraßen, 54 linking Limburg an der Lahn with Siegen, and 414 leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg cross each other. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Herborn on the A 45 (Dortmund–Hanau), some 20 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.