Goddert
Goddert is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
Goddert | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Goddert within Westerwaldkreis district | |
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Coordinates: 50°32′57″N 7°44′49″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Westerwaldkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Selters (Westerwald) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Karl-Heinz Kohlenberg |
Area | |
• Total | 2.39 km2 (0.92 sq mi) |
Elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 452 |
• Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 56244 |
Dialling codes | 02626 |
Vehicle registration | WW |
Website | www.selters-ww.de |
Geography
Location
The rural residential community of Goddert lies 3 km north of Selters in the centre of the Westerwald.
History
In 1476, Goddert had its first documentary mention under the names Gonderode und Goderoth. In 1972, in the course of municipal restructuring, the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, to which Goddert belongs, was founded.
Politics
Community council
The council is made up of 8 council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
Seat apportionment at community council:
WG Kohlenberg | Grüne | Total | |
2004 | 7 | 1 | 8 seats |
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
Northwest of the community runs Bundesstraße 413 leading from Bendorf to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Mogendorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.