Kemmenau

Kemmenau is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in the Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.

Kemmenau
Coat of arms
Location of Kemmenau within Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district
Kemmenau
Kemmenau
Coordinates: 50°20′52″N 7°45′3″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictRhein-Lahn-Kreis
Municipal assoc.Bad Ems-Nassau
Government
  MayorNorbert Jachtenfuchs [email protected]
Area
  Total3.76 km2 (1.45 sq mi)
Elevation
382 m (1,253 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total493
  Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56132
Dialling codes02603
Vehicle registrationEMS
Websitewww.kemmenau.de

Although Kemmenau is already mentioned in 1320, and is maybe even some centuries older, the village became a municipality only in 1816/1821. The greater part had previously belonged to Bad Ems, the smaller part to nearby Dausenau. Also remarkable are the prehistoric traces discoverable immediately behind the village, the still easily recognizable Roman Limes and a prehistoric circular entrenchment on the 'First'. The name of the town derives, perhaps, from "Kemmenate", which would refer to a fortified House on the old road from Bad Ems into the Westerwald. [2]

References

  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-06-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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