Berod bei Wallmerod

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

Berod bei Wallmerod
Coat of arms
Location of Berod bei Wallmerod within Westerwaldkreis district
Berod bei Wallmerod
Berod bei Wallmerod
Coordinates: 50°28′54″N 7°56′10″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Wallmerod
Government
 • MayorBerthold Schönberg
Area
 • Total3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total542
 • 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

Geography

Location

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

Community council

The 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

Transport

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 (Cologne–Frankfurt 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. "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.


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