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Wied, Rhineland-Palatinate

Coordinates: 50°38′21″N 7°45′26″E / 50.63917°N 7.75722°E / 50.63917; 7.75722
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Wied
Coat of arms of Wied
Location of Wied within Westerwaldkreis district
Wied is located in Germany
Wied
Wied
Wied is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Wied
Wied
Coordinates: 50°38′21″N 7°45′26″E / 50.63917°N 7.75722°E / 50.63917; 7.75722
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Birgit Hopfinger[1]
Area
 • Total4.69 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Elevation
305 m (1,001 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total481
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57629
Dialling codes02662
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.ww-wied.de

Wied (German pronunciation: [viːt] ) 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 Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen in the Wied valley. Through the community flows the Wied. Wied 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 1461, Wied had its first documentary mention. Originally, Wied was called Wiede, which meant something like “grazing land” (Weide in modern German).

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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The community lies right on Bundesstraße 413, leading from Bendorf (near Koblenz) to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Dierdorf and Neuwied on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt), some 20 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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