Wittgert

Wittgert

Coat of arms
Wittgert

Coordinates: 50°29′50″N 7°41′51″E / 50.49722°N 7.69750°E / 50.49722; 7.69750Coordinates: 50°29′50″N 7°41′51″E / 50.49722°N 7.69750°E / 50.49722; 7.69750
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Ransbach-Baumbach
Government
  Mayor Burkhardt Rüthlein
Area
  Total 4.74 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 628
  Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 56237
Dialling codes 02623
Vehicle registration WW
Website www.wittgert.de

Wittgert 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 Siegen on the borders of the Kannenbäckerland (“Jug Bakers’ Land”, a small region known for its ceramics industry). Flowing by the community is the Saynbach, which belongs to the Rhine drainage basin. Through the community itself flows the Röttgesbach, which empties into the Saynbach. Wittgert belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1298, Wittgert had its first documentary mention as Widechinrode.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Autobahn A 3 (CologneFrankfurt) with its Mogendorf interchange (AS 38) lies 6 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, June 21, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.