Weroth

Weroth is a municipality in the Westerwald district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Wallmerod.

  • 4.1 traffic
  • 4.2 Established businesses

Geographical location

The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Limburg an der Lahn. Weroth lies 290 m above sea level. The neighboring municipalities are Hundsangen, Wallmerod, three churches and Steinefrenz.

History

Weroth was first documented in 1322.

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

Policy

Parish council

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

Coat of arms

The coat of arms description reads: "In gold a red Göpel piece is growing on a silver umbrella with a silver bell tower with two black acoustic windows, under the tower occupied by a blue box; front and rear depending on a green oak branch with three leaves and an acorn. "

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Located just north of the city runs the main road 8, Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef ( victory ) connects. The nearest motorway junction is Diez at the Federal Highway 3 (Cologne - Frankfurt ), about four kilometers away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur the high-speed line Cologne-Rhine/Main ( approximately 10 kilometers ), the nearest railway station is about two kilometers away from the railway station Steinefrenz along the route of the Westerwaldbahn of Limburg after Siershahn.

Established businesses

  • Creaton, manufacturer of Pantiles, has one of its production sites in Weroth.

Personalities

  • Alexei Stachowitsch Author, Songwriter, scouts and migratory birds; lived in Weroth.

Others

The Sebastianstag on January 20, is still in holiday Weroth because the church was spared from a plague epidemic.

Likewise, every year is the live rock festival in the town hall held at the Fun Fair Friday.

Wallmerod (Verbandsgemeinde) Dreikirchen Montabaur station Berod bei Wallmerod Bilkheim Elbingen Ettinghausen, Germany Herschbach, Wallmerod Meudt Molsberg Niederahr Oberahr Obererbach, Westerwaldkreis Zehnhausen bei Wallmerod Integrated Authority File
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