Maroth is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''
Verbandsgemeinde
A Verbandsgemeinde (; plural Verbandsgemeinden) is a low-level administrative unit in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt. A Verbandsgemeinde is typically composed of a small group of villages or towns.
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Westerwaldkreis
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Rhineland-Palatinate
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Germany
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Geography
The locality belongs to the area Westerwaldkreis - village Maroth with the degree of 7.68755 is obendrein WW is the license plate of Maroth - The locality has a population of 224 inhabitants Country code 02689 in addition the municipality has the postal code 56271.
History
In 1344, Maroth had its first documentary mention. Maroth was once split into two. Witness to the former division of Maroth, formerly known as Malre, Maillrode, Mairot and Moort, and Hausen, formerly known as Huissen, Isenburgshausen and Trierischhausen, are the two outliers that can still be seen today. The municipal area even now is not fully contiguous, and two exclaves that can be reached only by crossing
Marienhausen
Marienhausen is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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’s or
Dierdorf
Dierdorf is a town in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Westerwald, approx. 20 km northeast of Neuwied, and 20 km north of Koblenz.
Dierdorf is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("colle ...
’s municipal area are to be found outside the community’s main territory. In 1972, in the course of municipal restructuring, the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Selters was founded, to which Maroth belongs.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 6 council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor (''Ortsbürgermeister''), who were elected in a
majority vote
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Hachenburg
Hachenburg is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
The town lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen, roughly 10 km west of Bad Marienberg on the river Nister. Hachenburg is the administrative s ...
. The nearest
Autobahn
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Dierdorf
Dierdorf is a town in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Westerwald, approx. 20 km northeast of Neuwied, and 20 km north of Koblenz.
Dierdorf is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("colle ...
Cologne
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Frankfurt
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InterCityExpress
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stop is the
railway station
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Manfred Werz
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*Angelverein "Waldsee Maroth" e.V. ( angling)
*Förderverein der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr Maroth 1955/1996 e.V. founded 1955, founding members: 13 (Volunteer fire brigade promotional club)
*Freiwillige Feuerwehr Maroth founded 1955, founding members: 9 (Volunteer fire brigade)
*Jugendfeuerwehr Maroth founded 1 April 1995, founding members: 17 (9 girls and 8 boys) (Youth fire brigade)
*Kirchenchor Cäcilia Marienhausen/Maroth (church
choir
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)
*Kur- und Verkehrsverein "Waldsee Maroth" e.V. founded 1972
*RZuF-Verein Gestüt am Waldsee, Maroth e.V. (stud farm)
*Verein für historische Fahrzeuge und Technik founded 9 December 2005 (Historic vehicles and technology)