Ehlscheid

Ehlscheid
Coat of arms
Ehlscheid
Location of Ehlscheid within Neuwied district
Coordinates: 50°30′58″N 7°28′05″E / 50.51611°N 7.46806°ECoordinates: 50°30′58″N 7°28′05″E / 50.51611°N 7.46806°E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Neuwied
Municipal assoc.	Rengsdorf
Government
• Mayor	Norbert Lück
Area
• Total	6.29 km^2 (2.43 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,307
• Density	210/km^2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	56581
Dialling codes	02634
Vehicle registration	NR
Website	www.ehlscheid.de

Ehlscheid is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Part of the municipality are also three Wohnplätze, namely Forsthaus Gommerscheid, Hof Talblick und Talhof.^[2] (Forsthaus may be translated as forester's lodge, Hof (in that case) as homestead).

the closed bath

In June 1, 1958, an open air bath was opened in Ehlscheid. It was closed in 2012 due to technical problems.^[3]

The Rockefeller family has its roots in Ehlscheid, but also in the abandoned village of Rockenfeld and in Fahr (both today part of Neuwied).^[4]

References

1. "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.
2. "Amtliches Verzeichnis der Gemeinden und Gemeindeteile" [official register of the municipalities and municipality districts] (PDF) (in German). Bad Ems: Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (regional authority of Rhineland-Palatinate). 2010. p. 34. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
3. "Freibad Ehlscheid" (in German). municipality Ehlscheid. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
4. "Rockefeller hatte Neuwieder Wurzeln" [Rockefeller had Neuwiedian roots] (in German). Rhein Zeitung. Retrieved 26 March 2015.