Heilberscheid
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| Heilberscheid | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Montabaur |
| Mayor | Axel Braun |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 6.37 km² (2.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 310 m (1017 ft) |
| Population | 672 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 105 /km² (273 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WW |
| Postal code | 56412 |
| Area code | 06485 |
| Website | www.vg-montabaur.de |
| Location of Heilberscheid within Westerwaldkreis district | |
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Heilberscheid is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Limburg an der Lahn in the Nassau Nature Park. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate.
[edit] History
In 1362, Heilberscheid had its first documentary mention.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Community council
The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
[edit] Coat of arms
The community’s arms show a Madonna in the middle in a grotto with a model of Heilberscheid’s Marienkappelle (built 1889-1891). The hornbeam twigs refer to the widespread hornbeams that grow in the Heilberscheid Forest. The background tinctures, red and silver, are from the arms borne by the Electorate of Trier.
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Transport
The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 5 km away.
[edit] External links
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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