Weroth

Weroth
Coat of arms of Weroth
Location of Weroth within Westerwaldkreis district
Weroth is located in Germany
Weroth
Weroth
Weroth is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Weroth
Weroth
Coordinates: 50°27′37″N 7°56′52″E / 50.46028°N 7.94778°E / 50.46028; 7.94778
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Wallmerod
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Achim Kremer[1]
Area
 • Total2.52 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Elevation
290 m (950 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total564
 • Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56414
Dialling codes06435
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.weroth.de

Weroth is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

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Location

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The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Limburg an der Lahn. Weroth lies 290 m above sea level. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

Neighbouring communities

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Weroth's neighbours are Hundsangen, Wallmerod, Dreikirchen and Steinefrenz.

History

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In 1322, Weroth had its first documentary mention.

Politics

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The municipal council is made up of 11 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

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Right nearby to the community's north runs Bundesstraße 8, leading from Limburg an der Lahn to Hennef. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt), some 4 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

Regular events

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Saint Sebastian’s Day on 20 January is to this day still a holiday in Weroth, as the community was spared a Plague epidemic.

Likewise held every year is the Live-Rock-Festival at the Bürgerhaus on Kirmesfreitag (“Kermis Friday”)

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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