Heilberscheid

Heilberscheid

Coat of arms
Heilberscheid

Coordinates: 50°24′44″N 7°53′34″E / 50.41222°N 7.89278°E / 50.41222; 7.89278Coordinates: 50°24′44″N 7°53′34″E / 50.41222°N 7.89278°E / 50.41222; 7.89278
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Montabaur
Government
  Mayor Axel Braun
Area
  Total 6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 677
  Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 56412
Dialling codes 06485
Vehicle registration WW
Website www.vg-montabaur.de

Heilberscheid 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 Limburg an der Lahn in the Nassau Nature Park. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality.

History

In 1362, Heilberscheid had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Coat of arms

The community’s arms show a Madonna in the middle in a grotto with a model of Heilberscheid’s Marienkappelle (built 1889-1891). The hornbeam twigs refer to the widespread hornbeams that grow in the Heilberscheid Forest. The background tinctures, red and silver, are from the arms borne by the Electorate of Trier.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt), some 5 km away.

References

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