Salz, Rhineland-Palatinate
Salz | |
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show Location of Salz within Westerwaldkreis district | |
Salz | |
Coordinates: 50°30′36″N 7°57′49″E / 50.51000°N 7.96361°ECoordinates: 50°30′36″N 7°57′49″E / 50.51000°N 7.96361°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Westerwaldkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Wallmerod |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Holger Wörsdörfer[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 4.96 km2 (1.92 sq mi) |
Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 846 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 56414 |
Dialling codes | 06435 |
Vehicle registration | WW |
Website | www.wallmerod.de |
Salz is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography[]
The community lies in the Westerwald, between Montabaur and Rennerod. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History[]
In 1150, Salz had its first documentary mention.
Politics[]
The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Culture and sightseeing[]
The Catholic parish church of St. Adelphus is a Romanesque basilica with a Late Gothic quire. Lying buried in the church is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s grandfathers.
Economy and infrastructure[]
Just west of the community runs Bundesstraße 8, linking Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 13 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[]
- Salz in the collective municipality’s Web pages (in German)
- Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Westerwaldkreis
- Westerwaldkreis district geography stubs