Vielbach

Vielbach
Vielbach
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Vielbach within Westerwaldkreis district
	Vielbach Vielbach
	Coordinates: 50°30′38″N 7°46′19″E / 50.51056°N 7.77194°E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Selters (Westerwald)
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Uli Schneider
Area
• Total	4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Elevation	270 m (890 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	523
• Density	110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	56242
Dialling codes	02626
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.vielbach.de

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

Geography

Vielbach lies 3 km south of Selters in the lower reaches of the kleiner Saynbach in the middle of woodlands and meadowlands. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1315, Vielbach had its first documentary mention. The name's spelling has changed over the centuries from Villebach to Vyllebach to Vielbach.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 12 council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.