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Wallmerod (Verbandsgemeinde)
Wallmerod is a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district Westerwaldkreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' is in Wallmerod. History The collective municipality of Wallmerod was formed on 1 March 1972, from 15 local communities of the Oberwesterwald circle and five municipalities in the Unterwesterwaldkreis. It was thus initially in the field of ''two'' counties, which changed in 1974 when the Westerwaldkreis had been rebuilt. Wallmerod was chosen as the administrative headquarters, because of its history as the seat of a local court. The community Hundsangen wanted to go to the neighboring federal land Hesse, which, however, failed due to the non-issuance of the appropriate authorization from Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; ; ; ) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the sixteen states. Mainz is the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verbandsgemeinde
A (; plural ) is a low-level administrative division, administrative unit in the Germany, German States of Germany, federal states of Brandenburg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt. A is typically composed of a small group of Municipalities of Germany, municipalities. Rhineland-Palatinate The state of Rhineland-Palatinate is divided into 163 , which are municipal associations grouped within the 24 Districts of Germany, districts of the state and subdivided into 2,257 Ortsgemeinden (singular Ortsgemeinde) which comprise single settlements. Most of the were established in 1969. Formerly the name for an administrative unit was ''Amt (political division), Amt''. Most of the functions of municipal government for several municipalities are consolidated and administered centrally from a larger or more central town or municipality among the group, while the individual municipalities (Ortsgemeinden) still maintain a limited degree of local autonomy. Saxony-Anhalt The 11 distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ettinghausen, Germany
Ettinghausen is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Hachenburg. The community belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. History In 1367, Ettinghausen had its first recorded mention, as ''Ittincusen''. Politics The municipal council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009. Economy and infrastructure Running right through the community is ''Bundesstraße'' 255 linking Montabaur and Herborn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is ''Montabaur'' on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 10 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weroth
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 The municipal 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 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 sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallmerod
Wallmerod is an ''Ortsgemeinde''—a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde''—in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location Wallmerod lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Rennerod. The community is the seat of the Wallmerod (Verbandsgemeinde), ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. Neighbouring communities Wallmerod borders in the north on the community of Bilkheim, in the east on the community of Molsberg (Germany), Molsberg, in the south on the community of Weroth, and in the west on the community of Berod bei Wallmerod, Berod. To the southeast lies Hundsangen, which can easily be reached over ''Bundesstraße'' 8. History On 4 February 1276, Wallmerode had its first documentary mention. On this day the Archbishops of Cologne and Trier and the Counts Gerhard von Diez, Heinrich von Sponheim and Diether von Molsberg all met, at which time Count Diether von Molsberg and his wife, Lisa von Isenburg, sealed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steinefrenz
Steinefrenz is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Steinefrenz is located in the administrative district Westerwaldkreis and has a population of 803 people (Dec. 2020). Geography The community is located within the Westerwald, between Montabaur and Limburg an der Lahn and 25 km away from Koblenz. It is associated to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Wallmerod an association of municipalities having its seat in the same-named town. History In 959 Steinefrenz had its first documentary mention as ''Brencede''. Politics The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who are elected for a period of four years in a majority vote in a municipal election. Economy and infrastructure East of the community runs ''Bundesstraße'' 8, linking Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef. The nearest Autobahn interchange is '' Diez'' on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 7 km away. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salz, Rhineland-Palatinate
Salz is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald, between Montabaur and Rennerod. It belongs to the Wallmerod (Verbandsgemeinde), ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the Wallmerod, like-named town. History In 1150, Salz had its first documentary mention. Politics The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a Plurality voting system, majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004. Culture and sightseeing The Roman Catholicism, Catholic parish church of St. Adelphus is a Romanesque architecture, Romanesque basilica with a Late Gothic architecture, Gothic quire. Lying buried in the church (building), church is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s grandfathers. Economy and infrastructure Just west of the community runs ''Bundesstraße'' 8, linking Limburg an der ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obererbach, Westerwaldkreis
Obererbach is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Limburg an der Lahn. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. History In 1290, Obererbach had its first documentary mention as ''Erlebach''. Politics The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004. Economy and infrastructure Running right through the community is ''Kreisstraße'' 160, which joins ''Bundesstraße'' 8 in Malmeneich. The nearest Autobahn interchange is ''Montabaur'' on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 7 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberahr
Oberahr is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Hachenburg. Through the community from north to south flows the Ahrbach. Oberahr belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. History Oberahr, in 1490 ''Oberanre'' to use the form in its first documentary mention, lies in the headwaters of the Ahrbach, which was mentioned as early as 959 as the ''Anara''. It is the community's namesake and flows through the municipal area from north to south. Oberahr lay in the former Niederlahngau from its earliest times, in the parish and court district of Meudt under the overlordship of the Counts at Diez and Nassau. Under the 1564 Treaties of Diez, the parish of Meudt passed to the Electorate of Trier, and thereby the Oberahrers lived in the ''Trierschland'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niederahr
Niederahr is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Hachenburg. Through the community flows the Ahrbach. The community belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. History In 959, Niederahr had its first documentary mention. Politics The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004. Economy and infrastructure Transport Right through the community runs ''Bundesstraße'' 255, linking Montabaur and Rennerod. The nearest Autobahn interchange is ''Montabaur'' on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 5 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molsberg (Germany)
Molsberg is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald on the boundary with the neighbouring States of Germany, ''Bundesland'' of Hessen. It belongs to the Wallmerod (Verbandsgemeinde), ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the Wallmerod, like-named town. History In 1030, Molsberg had its first documentary mention. From 1030, the Knights of Molsberg had their seat here on the north slope of the Eichberg (405 m) at their castle. The model of the castle may still be seen today at Schloß Molsberg (residential castle). In 1458, Count Philipp the Elder of Katzenelnbogen released for the 12,000 gulden by which he had raised his daughter Anna's dowry, a parcel of land to Limburg an der Lahn, Limburg, Molsberg and Brechen from Count Reinhard of Solms and Frank of Kronberg to whom Landgrave Ludwig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meudt
Meudt is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the second biggest community in the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Westerburg. Meudt's ''Ortsteile'' are Eisen, Ehringhausen and Dahlen, which together with the main centre, also called Meudt, make up the ''Ortsgemeinde'' of Meudt. Ehringhausen lies between Meudt and Hahn am See not far from ''Bundesstraße'' 8 and has about 40 inhabitants. History With its first documentary mention in 1097 as ''muda'' or ''muede'', the community is among the oldest settled centres in the Westerwald. Because of its older names of ''muda'' or ''muede'' it is assumed that the community is nevertheless older. The name ''muda'' suggests an old tollhouse (''Maut'' is the German word for toll). Meudt passed in 1564 from the County of Diez to the Ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mähren
Mähren is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Westerburg. Mähren is a residential village and belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. History In 1508, Mähren had its first documentary mention as ''Mern''. Politics The municipal council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in municipal elections every 5 years. Since 2007, Volker Solbach has been the mayor of Mähren. He took over from Josef Ortseifen. Economy and infrastructure Right near the community runs ''Bundesstraße'' 8, linking Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef. The nearest Autobahn interchange is ''Montabaur'' on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 13 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station Rail transport (also known as train transp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |