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Salz, Rhineland-Palatinate

Coordinates: 50°30′36″N 7°57′49″E / 50.51000°N 7.96361°E / 50.51000; 7.96361
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Salz
Coat of arms of Salz
Location of Salz within Westerwaldkreis district
Salz is located in Germany
Salz
Salz
Salz is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Salz
Salz
Coordinates: 50°30′36″N 7°57′49″E / 50.51000°N 7.96361°E / 50.51000; 7.96361
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Wallmerod
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Holger Wörsdörfer[1]
Area
 • Total4.96 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Elevation
320 m (1,050 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total881
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56414
Dialling codes06435
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.wallmerod.de

Salz is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

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The community lies in the Westerwald, between Montabaur and Rennerod. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

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In 1150, Salz had its first documentary mention.

Politics

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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.

Culture and sightseeing

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The Catholic parish church of St. Adelphus is a Romanesque basilica with a Late Gothic quire. Lying buried in the church is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s grandfathers.

Economy and infrastructure

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Just west of the community runs Bundesstraße 8, linking Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt), some 13 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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