Weroth
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Coat of arms of Weroth Coat of arms | |
Location of Weroth
within Westerwaldkreis district | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Wallmerod |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Achim Kremer[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.52 km2 (0.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56414 |
| Dialling codes | 06435 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.weroth.de |
Weroth is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
[edit | edit source]Location
[edit | edit source]The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Limburg an der Lahn. Weroth lies 290 m above sea level. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
Neighbouring communities
[edit | edit source]Weroth's neighbours are Hundsangen, Wallmerod, Dreikirchen and Steinefrenz.
History
[edit | edit source]In 1322, Weroth had its first documentary mention.
Politics
[edit | edit source]The municipal council is made up of 11 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Economy and infrastructure
[edit | edit source]Right nearby to the community's north runs Bundesstraße 8, leading from Limburg an der Lahn to Hennef. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 4 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
Regular events
[edit | edit source]Saint Sebastian’s Day on 20 January is to this day still a holiday in Weroth, as the community was spared a Plague epidemic.
Likewise held every year is the Live-Rock-Festival at the Bürgerhaus on Kirmesfreitag (“Kermis Friday”)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
External links
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