Flammersfeld

Flammersfeld is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Westerwald, approx. 35 km north of Koblenz.

Flammersfeld
Municipality
Aerial view
Coat of arms
Location of Flammersfeld within Altenkirchen district
Location of Flammersfeld
Flammersfeld Show map of Germany Flammersfeld Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°38′52″N 7°31′35″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Altenkirchen
Municipal assoc.	Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Manfred Berger[1]
Area
• Total	4.06 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Elevation	270 m (890 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,481
• Density	365/km2 (945/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	57632
Dialling codes	02685
Vehicle registration	AK
Website	www.gemeinde-flammersfeld.de

Flammersfeld was the seat of the former Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Flammersfeld.

People from the village

• Andreas Balzar (known as Balzar of Flammersfeld, 1769–1797) poacher, robber and Freischärler who fought the French
• Emil Bettgenhäuser (1906–1982), politician (SPD), MdB, MdL Rhineland-Palatinate
• W. Gies (born 1945), fine art
• Emil Müller (1890–1967), politician (SPD), MdL Rhineland-Palatinate, Bürgermeister of Flammersfeld
• Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (1818-1888), mayor in 1848, early founder of credit unions and cooperatives

Transport

Former train station in Flammersfeld

The former Flammersfeld train station located in Seelbach (near Flammersfeld) on the Engers-Au railway line, the section from Siershahn to Altenkirchen nowadays is only served by fright trains, as well as the Linz (Rhine) -flammersfeld railway (Kasbachtalbahn), which currently is not in service for public transport or fright traffic at all.