Weroth

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Weroth

Coat of arms
Weroth
Coordinates: 50°27′37″N 7°56′52″E / 50.46028°N 7.94778°E / 50.46028; 7.94778Coordinates: 50°27′37″N 7°56′52″E / 50.46028°N 7.94778°E / 50.46028; 7.94778
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Wallmerod
Government
 • Mayor Frank Reusch
Area
 • Total 2.52 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Elevation 290 m (950 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 615
 • Density 240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 56414
Dialling codes 06435
Vehicle registration WW
Website www.wallmerod.de

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

Geography

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. Its seat is in the like-named town.

Neighbouring communities

Weroth’s neighbours are Hundsangen, Wallmerod, Dreikirchen and Steinefrenz.

History

In 1322, Weroth had its first documentary mention.

Politics

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.

Economy and infrastructure

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.

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”)

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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