Wahlrod

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Wahlrod

Coat of arms
Wahlrod
Coordinates: 50°39′1″N 7°43′13″E / 50.65028°N 7.72028°E / 50.65028; 7.72028Coordinates: 50°39′1″N 7°43′13″E / 50.65028°N 7.72028°E / 50.65028; 7.72028
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Hachenburg
Government
 • Mayor Eberhard Dineiger
Area
 • Total 5.99 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Elevation 290 m (950 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 845
 • Density 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 57614
Dialling codes 02680
Vehicle registration WW
Website www.wahlrod.de

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

Geography

Location

The community lies in the northern Westerwaldkreis and borders on Altenkirchen district. Wahlrod belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1249, Wahlrod had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Community council

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

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Running right through the community is Bundesstraße 8, leading from Limburg an der Lahn to Siegburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Dierdorf and Neuwied on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2012". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2013. 

External links

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Towns and municipalities in Westerwaldkreis
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