Welschneudorf
Welschneudorf | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Welschneudorf within Westerwaldkreis district | |
Welschneudorf Welschneudorf | |
| Coordinates: 50°22′24″N 7°47′53″E / 50.37333°N 7.79806°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Montabaur |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Günther Perlick[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 415 m (1,362 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 969 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56412 |
| Dialling codes | 02608 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.vg-montabaur.de |
Welschneudorf is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – and a Luftkurort (“air health resort”) in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
The community lies in the Lower Westerwald between Koblenz and Limburg an der Lahn in the Nassau Nature Park. Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
In 1453, Welschneudorf had its first documentary mention as Nudorff. In 1817, it was burnt down by advancing French troops.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 16 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Economy and infrastructure
The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 11 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stops are the railway stations at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line and Koblenz on the Linke Rheinstrecke.
References
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 31. Dezember 2023, Landkreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden; Fortschreibung des Zensus 2011" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2024.
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