Berod bei Wallmerod
Berod bei Wallmerod | |
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Location of Berod bei Wallmerod
within Westerwaldkreis district
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Location of Berod bei Wallmerod | |
  Berod bei Wallmerod Location within Germany  Berod bei Wallmerod Location within Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| Coordinates: 50°28′54″N 7°56′10″E / 50.48167°N 7.93611°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Wallmerod |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Collin Schmidt[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 551 |
| • Density | 141/km2 (364/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56414 |
| Dialling codes | 06435 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.wallmerod.de |
Berod bei Wallmerod is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
The municipality lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Wetzlar. Through the municipality from north to south flows the Eisenbach. The municipality 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 municipality 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.
The Cross Westerwald railway passes Berod, although nowadays it is only in service for fright trains from Montabaur to Wallmerod.
The village is located in the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel, zone number 423.
References
- ↑ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2024 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.
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