Rückeroth 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. Rhine ...

'' – in the

Westerwaldkreis The Westerwaldkreis ("District of Westerwald") is a district (''Kreis'') in the north-east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) Altenkirchen, Lahn-Dill, Limburg-Weilburg, Rhein-Lahn, the district-fr ...

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Geography

Rückeroth lies 1 km from Herschbach and 4 km from

Selters Selters is a German brand of natural mineral water sourced from wells in the area of Selters in Hesse, at the Taunus mountains. The water has been known since the Bronze Age and famous as a natural soda water because of its high concentration o ...

. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Selters, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1259, Rückeroth had its first documentary mention. In the middle of the community stands an

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that was built between 1240 and 1250. Right near the church is found a very old linden tree whose exact age is unknown, although what is known is that in the

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it served as the “court linden” (''

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''). In the late 19th century, a volunteer

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was established, which still exists now.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 8 council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor (''Ortsbürgermeister''), who were elected in a

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club. Each summer, tractor fans from the surrounding area meet at the village square for their ''Oldtimertreffen'', a vintage vehicle rally. A

kermis Kermesse, or kermis, or kirmess, is a Dutch language term derived from 'kerk' ( church) and 'mis' (mass) that became borrowed in English, French, Spanish and many other languages, originally denoting the mass said on the anniversary of the found ...

to mark the church's consecration was no longer held after 2000 owing to a lack of “resonance”; however, the kermis was to have been held once again in 2007.

Economy and infrastructure

Northwest of the community runs ''

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'' 413, leading from

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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 ...

. The nearest

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is ''

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 ...

'' on the A 3 (

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–

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). The nearest

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stop is the

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at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

External links

Rückeroth

Verbandsgemeinde of Selters
Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate Westerwaldkreis {{Westerwaldkreis-geo-stub