Wahlrod

Wahlrod
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Coordinates: 50°39′1″N 7°43′13″E / 50.65028°N 7.72028°E / 50.65028; 7.72028Coordinates: 50°39′1″N 7°43′13″E / 50.65028°N 7.72028°E / 50.65028; 7.72028
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Hachenburg
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Sandra Dörner[1]
Area
• Total	5.99 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Elevation	290 m (950 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	856
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	57614
Dialling codes	02680
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.wahlrod.de

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

Geography[]

The community lies in the northern Westerwaldkreis and borders on Altenkirchen district. Wahlrod belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History[]

In 1249, Wahlrod had its first documentary mention.

Politics[]

The municipal council is made up of 13 council members, including the honorary mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure[]

Transport[]

Running right through the community is Bundesstraße 8, leading from Limburg an der Lahn to Siegburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Dierdorf and Neuwied 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[]

External links[]

• Wahlrod (in German)
• Wahlrod in the collective municipality’s Web pages (in German)

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