Wirscheid
Wirscheid | |
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Coordinates: 50°28′41″N 7°40′2″E / 50.47806°N 7.66722°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Westerwaldkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Ransbach-Baumbach |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bernhard Wirz |
Area | |
• Total | 2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi) |
Elevation | 293 m (961 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 339 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 56237 |
Dialling codes | 02601 |
Vehicle registration | WW |
Website | www.wirscheid.de |
Wirscheid 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 Koblenz and Altenkirchen in the Kannenbäckerland (“Jug Bakers’ Land”, a small region known for its ceramics industry). Wirscheid belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
In 1547, Wirscheid had its first mention in a historical document as Wersched.
Politics
Community council
The council is made up of 11 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Grüne | WG Wirz | Total | |
2004 | 2 | 8 | 10 seats |
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
Autobahn A 48 with its Höhr-Grenzhausen interchange (AS 12) lies 6 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
External links
- Wirscheid (in German)