Hilgert
| Hilgert | ||
|---|---|---|
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  Hilgert | ||
Location of Hilgert within Westerwaldkreis district  | ||
| Coordinates: 50°27′21″N 7°41′20″E / 50.45583°N 7.68889°ECoordinates: 50°27′21″N 7°41′20″E / 50.45583°N 7.68889°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Westerwaldkreis | |
| Municipal assoc. | Höhr-Grenzhausen | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Wolfgang Gelhard | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.57 km2 (1.76 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,543 | |
| • Density | 340/km2 (870/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 56206 | |
| Dialling codes | 02624 | |
| Vehicle registration | WW | |
| Website | www.gemeinde-hilgert.de | |
Hilgert in the Kannenbäckerland is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
Location
Hilgert lies roughly 13 km from Koblenz on the edge of the Nassau Nature Park. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Höhr-Grenzhausen, a kind of collective municipality.
History
In 1340, Hilgert had its first documentary mention.
Politics
Community council
The council is made up of 17 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
| CDU | SPD | FWG | Total | |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 seats |
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
The A 48 with its Höhr-Grenzhausen interchange (AS 12) lies right near the municipal area, 3 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stops are the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line and the one at Koblenz on the Rechte Rheinstrecke.
Famous people
Sons and daughters of the town
- Albrecht Klauer-Simonis (1918–2002), artist and publisher
- Udo E. Simonis (1937- ), professor of environmental politics
References
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2015" (PDF). Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.