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Wirscheid

Coordinates: 50°28′41″N 7°40′2″E / 50.47806°N 7.66722°E / 50.47806; 7.66722
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Wirscheid
Coat of arms of Wirscheid
Location of Wirscheid within Westerwaldkreis district
Wirscheid is located in Germany
Wirscheid
Wirscheid
Wirscheid is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Wirscheid
Wirscheid
Coordinates: 50°28′41″N 7°40′2″E / 50.47806°N 7.66722°E / 50.47806; 7.66722
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Ransbach-Baumbach
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Christine Klasen[1]
Area
 • Total2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Elevation
293 m (961 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total339
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56237
Dialling codes02601
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.wirscheid.de

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

Geography

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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

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In 1547, Wirscheid had its first mention in a historical document as Wersched.

Politics

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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