Berod bei Wallmerod

Berod bei Wallmerod
Location of Berod bei Wallmerod within Westerwaldkreis district
Berod bei Wallmerod
Berod bei Wallmerod
Coordinates: 50°28′54″N 7°56′10″E / 50.48167°N 7.93611°E / 50.48167; 7.93611
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Wallmerod
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Collin Schmidt[1]
Area
 • Total
3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
551
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56414
Dialling codes06435
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.wallmerod.de

Berod bei Wallmerod is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Wetzlar. Through the community from north to south flows the Eisenbach. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality.

History

In 1292, Berod had its first documentary mention as Berrinrode.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in the municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Economy and infrastructure

Right near the community runs Bundesstraße 8 linking Altenkirchen (Westerwald) and Limburg an der Lahn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt am Main), some 10 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is at the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 31. Dezember 2023, Landkreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden; Fortschreibung des Zensus 2011" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)