Hardert
Hardert is a municipality in the district of Neuwied in the north of Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Rengsdorf. Hardert is a nationally recognized health resort.
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 traffic
Geographical location
The town lies in the Westerwald northeast of Rengsdorf and stretching east and above the Birzenbachs. To the west is adjacent to the state forest Dierdorf, north of the stone head rises ( 386 m above sea level. NN ).
History
In 1321 the village was first mentioned as Harterode in a lease deed of the Foundation of St. Castor in Koblenz.
The place name, the later Hartenrode or Hartert is, includes the Central High German words "hard" and " rode ". " Hard " was the name given to high forest or mountain forest, " rode " indicates that the settlement was built on deforested land, with the syllable " -rode " has changed to today's ending " - ert ."
The generation of them dies of Hartenrode or Hardert in 1553 with John of Hartenrade. Then Hardert comes into the possession of the Counts of Wied.
For centuries Hardert was coined by agriculture and forestry. In the second half of the 20th century, the number of farms fell sharply.
Population Development
The development of the population of Hardert, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Hardert consists of twelve council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms description reads: " The coat of arms shows two finished in red saltire, fallen swords with silver blades and golden handles, of which the left in the form of three-quarters of a trefoil cross. Each is a golden oak leaf with acorn -facing outwards and down a golden ear of corn with two bent sheets " on both sides.
The swords indicate the niederadlige dynasty of Hartenrode, of which the place name Hardert derived. They are also depicted on seals of Henry of Hardert ( 1483 ) and John of Hardert ( 1523 and 1543). The oak leaves symbolize the forest wealth and the ear of the agriculture of the community. The colors red and gold are borrowed from the coat of arms of the Counts, later Princes of Wied, whose territorial possession Hardert was long. The coat of arms was approved in 1981 by the District Government of Koblenz.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
- To the west of the municipality runs the B 256 which runs from Neuwied to old churches.
- The nearest motorway junction is Neuwied on the A 3
- The nearest train station is in ICE Montabaur at the high-speed line Cologne-Rhine/Main.