Dernbach, Westerwaldkreis

Dernbach
Location of Dernbach within Westerwaldkreis district
Dernbach
Dernbach
Coordinates: 50°27′31″N 7°47′14″E / 50.45861°N 7.78722°E / 50.45861; 7.78722
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Wirges
Government
  Mayor (201924) Andreas Quirmbach (CDU)
Area
  Total
8.73 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
2,545
  Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56428
Dialling codes02602
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.dernbach.de

Dernbach (Westerwald) is a local community (Ortsgemeinde) in the district of Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, and part of the municipal association Verbandsgemeinde Wirges. The village is known throughout the country by the three-way interchange A48/A3, called Dernbacher Dreieck, and well known worldwide by the international congregation Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ, called Dernbacher Schwestern.