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Wahlrod

Coordinates: 50°39′1″N 7°43′13″E / 50.65028°N 7.72028°E / 50.65028; 7.72028
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Wahlrod
Coat of arms of Wahlrod
Location of Wahlrod within Westerwaldkreis district
Wahlrod is located in Germany
Wahlrod
Wahlrod
Wahlrod is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Wahlrod
Wahlrod
Coordinates: 50°39′1″N 7°43′13″E / 50.65028°N 7.72028°E / 50.65028; 7.72028
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Sandra Dörner[1]
Area
 • Total5.99 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Elevation
290 m (950 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total870
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57614
Dialling codes02680
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.wahlrod.de

Wahlrod 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 northern Westerwaldkreis and borders on Altenkirchen district. Wahlrod belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

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In 1249, Wahlrod had its first documentary mention.

Politics

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The municipal council is made up of 13 council members, including the honorary mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

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Transport

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Running right through the community is Bundesstraße 8, leading from Limburg an der Lahn to Siegburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Dierdorf and Neuwied on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt), some 25 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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