Berod bei Wallmerod
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| Berod bei Wallmerod | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Wallmerod |
| Mayor | Berthold Schönberg |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 3.92 km² (1.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (984 ft) |
| Population | 542 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 138 /km² (358 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WW |
| Postal code | 56414 |
| Area code | 06435 |
| Website | www.wallmerod.de |
| Location of Berod bei Wallmerod within Westerwaldkreis district | |
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Berod bei Wallmerod is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Wetzlar. Through the community from north to south flows the Eisenbach. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate.
[edit] History
In 1292, Berod had its first documentary mention as Berrinrode.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Community council
The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Transport
Right near the community runs Bundesstraße 8 linking Altenkirchen (Westerwald) and Limburg an der Lahn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt am Main), some 10 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is at the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
[edit] External links
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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