Lochum

Lochum
Municipality
Coat of arms of Lochum
Coat of arms
Location of Lochum within Westerwaldkreis district
Location of Lochum within Westerwaldkreis district
Interactive map of Lochum
Lochum is located in Germany
Lochum
Location within Germany
Lochum is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Lochum
Location within Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°36′38″N 7°51′35″E / 50.61056°N 7.85972°E / 50.61056; 7.85972
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24)Frank Petmecky
Area
 • Total
4.65 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Elevation
467 m (1,532 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
289
 • Density62.2/km2 (161/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57629
Dialling codes02666
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.hachenburg-vg.de/08_gemeinden/lochum

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

Geography

The village is located in the northeast of Koblenz on the Westerwald Lake Plateau. The residential community of Lochum belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its administrative center is the homonym town.

History

In 1048, Lochum had its first documentary mention.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 9 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

The local bus lines 430, 431 and 433 serve Lochum, it is located in the area of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM), in the fare zone number 430. The community lies between Bundesstraßen 255, linking Koblenz and Hachenburg, and 414, leading from Montabaur to Herborn. Bundesautobahn 3 with its Montabaur interchange (AS 40) lies 25 km away. The nearest access to railway service is Rotenhain station at the Limburg-Altenkirchen railway, nearest InterCityExpress stop is Montabaur station on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

  1. ↑ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2025 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.