Gehlert

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

Gehlert
Coat of arms
Location of Gehlert within Westerwaldkreis district
Gehlert
Gehlert
Coordinates: 50°38′30″N 7°49′46″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Government
  MayorPaul Kunz
Area
  Total5.19 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total614
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57627
Dialling codes02662
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.gemeinde-gehlert.de

Geography

Location

The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen, roughly 2 km south of Hachenburg. Gehlert belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1255, Gehlert had its first documentary mention as Geilinrode.

Politics

Community council

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

Regular events

The yearly Whitsun kermis is the highlight of community life.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Northwest of the community runs Bundesstraße 413 leading from Bendorf (near Koblenz) to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen, Wilnsdorf and Herborn on the A 45 (DortmundGießen) and also in Mogendorf on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt), some 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is 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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