Breitscheid (Westerwald)

Breitscheidstraße is a municipality in the district of Neuwied in the north of Rhineland- Palatinate. The community belongs to the municipality Waldbreitbach. Breitscheidstraße is a nationally recognized tourist.

  • 3.1 municipal
  • 3.2 Coat of Arms
  • 5.1 Public bodies

Geography

Geographical location

The place is situated in Rhein-Westerwald Nature Park northeast of Waldbreitbach. In an extensive, up to 360 m high mountain ridge above the Wiedtal and Elsbachtal lie the districts of city community. Well-maintained hiking trails lead into the side valleys of Wied.

Districts and residential places

  • Lead Scheid
  • Breitscheidstraße
  • Dasbach
  • Elsbach
  • Fichtel Hohn
  • Focke Bachmuhle
  • Gersthahn
  • Godscheid
  • Hochscheid
  • Hollig
  • Wet
  • SiebenMorgen
  • Verscheid

Population

The development of the population of Breitscheidstraße, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Breitscheidstraße consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 of personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman location.

The distribution of seats in the local council:

Since the last municipal election (2009) three councilors are changed eV for Free Voters group Breitscheidstraße local church, so now the CDU group of three council members to form their own group.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms description reads: " Divided by registered wandered golden spike, is growing on green hill Three four different high black hexagonal pillars, front in green five silver rings ( 2:1:2 ), back in red two-line three golden ears ".

The five rings are reminiscent of the low noble family "of those of Breitscheidstraße ", already mentioned in 1155. The ears symbolize former importance of agriculture to the community. The three mountain points to the location of the villages of Breitscheidstraße above the Wiedtales. The pillars represent the earlier basalt mining on the Roßbacher bonnets, located in the district of Breitscheidstraße.

Culture and sights

Economy and infrastructure

The community has made efforts to increase the supply of jobs locally and the financial strength by it carried the designation of new industrial ( " business park Breitscheidstraße " ) created the preconditions for the establishment of further medium-sized companies. Favouring location factors are the proximity to the A 3 and the central location to the major urban centers of the Rhine / Main, Cologne / Bonn and Neuwied / Koblenz.

Public institutions

  • Local kindergarten "House Sundries "
  • Elementary School " Marie School"
  • Sports ground with shower and change building
  • Dorfgemeinschaftshaus with barbecue facilities and a newly built Backhaus
  • Fire station of the volunteer fire department Breitscheidstraße, site wet.
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