Wirscheid
Wirscheid | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wirscheid
within Westerwaldkreis district
| |
 Location of Wirscheid | |
  Wirscheid  Wirscheid | |
| Coordinates: 50°28′41″N 7°40′2″E / 50.47806°N 7.66722°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Ransbach-Baumbach |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Christine Klasen[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 293 m (961 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 341 |
| • Density | 127/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56237 |
| Dialling codes | 02601 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.wirscheid.de |
Wirscheid is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
[edit]The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Altenkirchen in the Kannenbäckerland (“Jug Bakers’ Land”, a small region known for its ceramics industry). Wirscheid belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
[edit]In 1547, Wirscheid had its first mention in a historical document as Wersched.
Politics
[edit]The municipal council is made up of 11 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
| Grüne | WG Wirz | Total | |
| 2004 | 2 | 8 | 10 seats |
Economy and infrastructure
[edit]Autobahn A 48 with its Höhr-Grenzhausen interchange (AS 12) lies 6 km away. 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 von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2024 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.
External links
[edit]- Wirscheid (in German)
 | This Westerwaldkreis location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |
