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

Wittgert
Municipality
Location of Wittgert within Westerwaldkreis district
Wittgert
Wittgert
Coordinates: 50°29′50″N 7°41′51″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Ransbach-Baumbach
Government
  Mayor (201924) Thomas Hoffmann[1]
Area
  Total4.74 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Elevation
235 m (771 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total646
  Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56237
Dialling codes02623
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.wittgert.de

Geography


The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen on the borders of the Kannenbäckerland (“Jug Bakers’ Land”, a small region known for its ceramics industry). Flowing by the community is the Saynbach, which belongs to the Rhine drainage basin. Through the community itself flows the Röttgesbach, which empties into the Saynbach. Wittgert belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.


History


In 1298, Wittgert had its first documentary mention as Widechinrode.


Politics


The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.


Economy and infrastructure


Autobahn A 3 (CologneFrankfurt) with its Mogendorf interchange (AS 38) lies 6 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.


References


  1. Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.




На других языках


- [en] Wittgert

[ru] Витгерт

Витгерт (нем. Wittgert) — коммуна в Германии, в земле Рейнланд-Пфальц.



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