Berod bei Wallmerod

Berod bei Wallmerod

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Berod bei Wallmerod

Coordinates: 50°28′54″N 7°56′10″E / 50.48167°N 7.93611°E / 50.48167; 7.93611Coordinates: 50°28′54″N 7°56′10″E / 50.48167°N 7.93611°E / 50.48167; 7.93611
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Wallmerod
Government
  Mayor Berthold Schönberg
Area
  Total 3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 548
  Density 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 56414
Dialling codes 06435
Vehicle registration WW
Website www.wallmerod.de

Berod bei Wallmerod 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 Wetzlar. Through the community from north to south flows the Eisenbach. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality.

History

In 1292, Berod had its first documentary mention as Berrinrode.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Right near the community runs Bundesstraße 8 linking Altenkirchen (Westerwald) and Limburg an der Lahn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt am Main), some 10 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is at the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

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