Wirscheid
| Wirscheid | |
|---|---|
  Wirscheid | |
Location of Wirscheid within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
| Coordinates: 50°28′41″N 7°40′2″E / 50.47806°N 7.66722°ECoordinates: 50°28′41″N 7°40′2″E / 50.47806°N 7.66722°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Ransbach-Baumbach |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bernhard Wirz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 293 m (961 ft) |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 338 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 56237 |
| Dialling codes | 02601 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.wirscheid.de |
Wirscheid 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 Koblenz and Altenkirchen in the Kannenbäckerland (“Jug Bakers’ Land”, a small region known for its ceramics industry). Wirscheid belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
In 1547, Wirscheid had its first documentary mention as Wersched.
Politics
Community council
The council is made up of 11 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
| Grüne | WG Wirz | Total | |
| 2004 | 2 | 8 | 10 seats |
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
Autobahn A 48 with its Höhr-Grenzhausen interchange (AS 12) lies 6 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2012". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2013.
External links
- Wirscheid (German)
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
