Goddert
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Goddert | |
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Coordinates: 50°32′57″N 7°44′49″E / 50.54917°N 7.74694°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Westerwaldkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Selters (Westerwald) |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Peter Aller[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 2.39 km2 (0.92 sq mi) |
Elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 449 |
• Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 56244 |
Dialling codes | 02626 |
Vehicle registration | WW |
Website | www.selters-ww.de |
Goddert is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
Geography
[edit]The rural residential community of Goddert lies three km (1.9 mi) north of Selters in the centre of the Westerwald.
History
[edit]In 1476, Goddert had its first documentary mention under the names Gonderode und Goderoth. In 1972, in the course of municipal restructuring, the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, to which Goddert belongs, was founded.
Politics
[edit]The municipal council is made up of eight council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
Seat apportionment at community council:
WG Kohlenberg | Grüne | Total | |
2004 | 7 | 1 | 8 seats |
Economy and infrastructure
[edit]Northwest of the community runs Bundesstraße 413 leading from Bendorf to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Mogendorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References
[edit]- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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