Willmenrod

Willmenrod in the Westerwald is a municipality in the Westerwald region in the north- east of Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Westerburg.

• 4.1 municipal
• 4.2 Coat of Arms

• 5.1 associations

• 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Geographical location

Willmenrod lies in the valley of the Elbbachs between the 475 m high Watzenhahn and the current hill in the Westerwald.

Geology

The landscape is dominated by basalt and clay deposits. Immediately after the war basalt was dismantled and broken on the ground, inter alia, grit and gravel in Willmenrod. 120 hectares of the municipal area is forest.

Neighboring communities

• In the north: Sainscheid and Westerburg.
• In the East: Wengenroth and Berzhahn.
• In the south: Girkenroth and Dorndorf.
• In the West: Weltersburg and Guckheim.

Climate

It has a temperate climate. In winter, the snow kept within limits, in the summer it is rarely unbearably hot and when it's stormy times, hold the two ridges the wind of the local situation from.

History

Willmenrod was first mentioned in 1212 as Wernbolderode. Since 1712 it has its present name.

Willmenrod belonged to the early 19th century to the reign Westerburg and came in 1806 in the wake of the formation of the Confederation of the Rhine under Napoleon the Grand Duchy of Berg. 1813 came Willmenrod temporarily to the House of Orange -Nassau and as a result the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to the Duchy of Nassau. Under the management of the Nassau community Willmenrod belonged to the caste domination Leiningen- Westerburg in the Official Rennerod. In 1858 lived in Willmenrod 118 families and 477 inhabitants. 1866 was the Duchy of Nassau, and thus Willmenrod the Kingdom of Prussia.

In 1805, almost entirely Willmenrod is like a major fire. By then type to cover the roofs with straw and the close construction of the houses was such a disaster almost inevitable. Due to its location on Elbbach and the existing strong slope here, it was possible to operate five mills in the town.

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

Religion

The population is predominantly Protestant in Willmenrod.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Willmenrod consists of twelve council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 of personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman. The twelve seats in the municipal council are divided into two groups of voters. 2004, a majority vote was held.

Coat of arms

The mill-wheel is the former importance of the five mills. The diamonds are inclined for the niederadlige dynasty of Willmenrod. The blue wave band stands for the particular importance of Elbbaches. The different colors represent the changing power relations.

Culture and sights

Clubs

Volunteer Fire Department, Sports Club and Mixed Chorus

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

The most famous citizens was the Willmenroder TV cook Clemens Wilmenrod, who derived his stage name from the name of the community and is buried in the local cemetery.