Gehlert
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show Location of Gehlert within Westerwaldkreis district | |
Gehlert | |
Coordinates: 50°38′30″N 7°49′46″E / 50.64167°N 7.82944°ECoordinates: 50°38′30″N 7°49′46″E / 50.64167°N 7.82944°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Westerwaldkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Elsabe Giese[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 5.19 km2 (2.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 621 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 57627 |
Dialling codes | 02662 |
Vehicle registration | WW |
Website | www.gemeinde-gehlert.de |
Gehlert is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography[]
The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen, roughly 2 km south of Hachenburg. Gehlert belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History[]
In 1255, Gehlert had its first documentary mention as Geilinrode.
Politics[]
The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
Regular events[]
The yearly Whitsun kermis is the highlight of community life.
Economy and infrastructure[]
Northwest of the community runs Bundesstraße 413 leading from Bendorf (near Koblenz) to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen, Wilnsdorf and Herborn on the A 45 (Dortmund–Gießen) and also in Mogendorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References[]
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.
External links[]
- Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Westerwaldkreis
- Duchy of Nassau
- Hesse-Nassau
- Westerwaldkreis district geography stubs