Wirscheid
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| Wirscheid | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Ransbach-Baumbach |
| Mayor | Bernhard Wirz |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 2.68 km² (1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 293 m (961 ft) |
| Population | 316 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 118 /km² (305 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WW |
| Postal code | 56237 |
| Area code | 02601 |
| Website | www.wirscheid.de |
| Location of Wirscheid within Westerwaldkreis district | |
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Wirscheid 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 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 found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.
[edit] History
In 1547, Wirscheid had its first documentary mention as Wersched.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Community council
The 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 |
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Transport
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.
[edit] External links
- Wirscheid (German)
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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