Brandscheid, Westerwaldkreis
| Brandscheid | ||
|---|---|---|
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  Brandscheid | ||
Location of Brandscheid within Westerwaldkreis district  | ||
| Coordinates: 50°33′39″N 7°55′13″E / 50.56083°N 7.92028°ECoordinates: 50°33′39″N 7°55′13″E / 50.56083°N 7.92028°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Westerwaldkreis | |
| Municipal assoc. | Westerburg | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Erhard Meutsch | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.03 km2 (1.17 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 466 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 56459 | |
| Dialling codes | 02663 | |
| Vehicle registration | WW | |
| Website | www.brandscheid.de | |
Brandscheid is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
Location
Brandscheid lies on a mountain slope in the broad woodlands west of Westerburg. Since 1972 it has belonged to what was then the newly founded Verbandsgemeinde of Westerburg, a kind of collective municipality.
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
Northwest of the community runs Bundesstraße 255 leading from Montabaur to Herborn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.
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