Weroth
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| Weroth | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Wallmerod |
| Mayor | Frank Reusch |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 2.52 km² (1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 290 m (951 ft) |
| Population | 616 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 244 /km² (633 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WW |
| Postal code | 56414 |
| Area code | 06435 |
| Website | www.wallmerod.de |
| Location of Weroth within Westerwaldkreis district | |
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Weroth 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 Montabaur and Limburg an der Lahn. Weroth lies 290 m above sea level. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.
[edit] Neighbouring communities
Weroth’s neighbours are Hundsangen, Wallmerod, Dreikirchen and Steinefrenz.
[edit] History
In 1322, Weroth had its first documentary mention.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Community council
The council is made up of 11 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Transport
Right nearby to the community’s north runs Bundesstraße 8, leading from Limburg an der Lahn to Hennef. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 4 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
[edit] Regular events
Saint Sebastian’s Day on 20 January is to this day still a holiday in Weroth, as the community was spared a Plague epidemic.
Likewise held every year is the Live-Rock-Festival at the Bürgerhaus on Kirmesfreitag (“Kermis Friday”)
[edit] External links
- Weroth (German)
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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