Maroth
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| Maroth | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Selters (Westerwald) |
| Mayor | Manfred Holl |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 3.43 km² (1.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (919 ft) |
| Population | 258 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 75 /km² (195 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WW |
| Postal code | 56271 |
| Area code | 02689 |
| Website | www.selters-ww.de |
| Location of Maroth within Westerwaldkreis district | |
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Maroth is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
Maroth lies 6 km from Herschbach and 7 km from Selters (Westerwald) on the Grenzbach downstream from the Waldsee (lake). The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate.
[edit] History
In 1344, Maroth had its first documentary mention. Maroth was once split into two. Witness to the former division of Maroth, formerly known as Malre, Maillrode, Mairot and Moort, and Hausen, formerly known as Huissen, Isenburgshausen and Trierischhausen, is the two outliers that can still be seen today. The municipal area even now is not fully contiguous, and two exclaves that can be reached only by crossing Marienhausen’s or Dierdorf’s municipal area are to be found outside the community’s main territory. In 1972, in the course of municipal restructuring, the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters was founded, to which Maroth belongs.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Community council
The council is made up of 6 council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Transport
Southwest of the community runs Bundesstraße 413, leading from Bendorf to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Dierdorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
[edit] Clubs
- Angelverein "Waldsee Maroth" e.V. (angling)
- Förderverein der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr Maroth 1955/1996 e.V.
founded 1955, founding members: 13 (Volunteer fire brigade promotional club) - Freiwillige Feuerwehr Maroth
founded 1955, founding members: 9 (Volunteer fire brigade) - Jugendfeuerwehr Maroth
founded 1 April 1995, founding members: 17 (9 girls and 8 boys) (Youth fire brigade) - Kirchenchor Cäcilia Marienhausen/Maroth (church choir)
- Kur- und Verkehrsverein "Waldsee Maroth" e.V.
founded 1972 - RZuF-Verein Gestüt am Waldsee, Maroth e.V. (stud farm)
- Verein für historische Fahrzeuge und Technik
founded 9 December 2005 (Historic vehicles and technology)
[edit] External links
- Maroth in the collective municipality’s Web pages (German)
- Maroth’s history (German)
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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