Woldert
Woldert is a municipality in the district of Neuwied in the north of Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality powder stream.
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Geography
The place is a little off the main roads east of powder stream on the edge of the Rhine -Westerwald. Woldert located on both sides of the three- stream, which drains southwest to Wood Creek.
The municipality includes the districts Woldert Woldert and Hilgert and the living space house Osterberg.
History
Both belonging to the municipality of villages belong to the so-called clearing places. Woldert was in 1324 Nyderwoltroyde, so it has at that time a " Niederwoldert " and a " Oberwoldert " have given. In 1478 Woldert Wolterote is called, later Wolderoth. Hilgert was named 1376 " Hilgerrode ".
Because of belonging to the County of Wied had the Walpoden of rich stone in Woldert lands ( 1478). In 1582 Woldert had eight and Hilgert four houses.
Woldert belonged until 1806 to the County of Wied - Runkel, 1815 came the church to the newly formed Prussian province of the Lower Rhine ( 1822 Rhine Province ). Woldert belonged from 1816 to the mayoralty Niederwambach in the district of Neuwied. In 1927 this was renamed united in Office Niederwambach and 1937 with the Office powder stream. Since then Woldert belonged administratively to powder stream.
The mill in Hilgert has existed since the 17th century and was a Counts - wiedische spell mill. For mill spell included the villages Hilgert, Woldert, Weroth and Dendert. After a lease deed of 1690 the tenant had to pay 110 rix-dollars in rent annually. The mill ban was lifted in 1845 and the Prince of Wied sold the mill for 1,505 dollars.
Today's church was established on March 16, 1974 by the merger of the previously independent municipalities Woldert (435 inhabitants) and Hilgert (68).
The development of the population of Woldert, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Policy
Parish council
The local council in Woldert 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 blazon is: "Right in silver four oblique red bar, occupied by a standing, left -looking peacock; left in red two silver ears and down, turned in schweifter tip in silver a red mill wheel with eight spokes and eight blades. "
The coat of arms colors red ind silver and peacock suggest that Woldert formerly belonged to the County of Wied, there are the colors of the Counts of Wied -Isenburg - brown mountain. The spikes indicate that in the community Woldert agriculture dominated. With the mill wheel appears that there were flour mills in both villages belonging to the community.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
The nearest motorway junction is Dierdorf on the A 3 The nearest ICE railway station is in Montabaur on the high-speed line Cologne-Rhine/Main.