Leuterod

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Coat of arms of the local community Leuterod
Leuterod
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Coordinates: 50 ° 30 '  N , 7 ° 49'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Westerwaldkreis
Association municipality : Wirges
Height : 305 m above sea level NHN
Area : 3.88 km 2
Residents: 838 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 216 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 56244
Area code : 02602
License plate : WW
Community key : 07 1 43 042
Community structure: 2 districts
Association administration address: Bahnhofstrasse 10
56422 Wirges
Website : www.wirges.de
Mayoress : Heidi Perpeet
Location of the local community Leuterod in the Westerwaldkreis
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Leuterod is a municipality in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Wirges .

geography

Geographical location

Immediately neighboring places are Moschheim in the southeast, Ötzingen in the northeast, Siershahn in the west and Wirges in the southwest. Together with the first two communities, Leuterod borders the Malberg in the east , at 422  m above sea level. NN the most striking elevation in the landscape north of Montabaur . The Aubach flows through the village, dividing the community - according to Leuteroder reading - into two "areas": the lower village and the island .

Community structure

The community consists of the two districts Leuterod and Hosten.

history

Leuterod's history goes back a long way. Archaeological finds on the Malberg prove the existence of a Celtic ring wall (cult site), which dates from around 800 to 600 BC. Was built on the Malberg.

Leuterod is mentioned for the first time in 1362 as Wendel de lutereide . A little earlier, namely as early as 1311, the district of Hosten is mentioned as Hovesteden . At this time Leuterod and Hosten were in the Montabaurer Pfarrsprengel (parish), with which the Lords of St. Florin in Koblenz had the tithe rights . In 1563, 12 “fireplaces” (families) were counted in Leuterod. 120 years later, due to the terrible effects of the Thirty Years War , it was just one more. According to legend, the place was completely destroyed during this time and rebuilt in another place. According to this legend, the Altendorfer Weg should be the route to the old location of the place. Leuterod was part of the Electorate of Trier until 1803 , then came to the Duchy of Nassau and then in 1866 to Prussia .

It should also be emphasized that an Erbenmühle (flour mill) in the municipality of Leuterod was mentioned as early as 1563.

Cultural monuments

→ see list of cultural monuments in Leuterod

religion

The vast majority of the population is Roman Catholic. In the village is the Catholic parish church of St. Josef ( Diocese of Limburg ). The approximately 120 Protestant Christians are looked after by the Evangelical Martin Luther Church Congregation in Wirges, which is part of the Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau .

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Leuterod consists of twelve council members, who were elected by a majority vote in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman.

mayor

Heidi Perpeet became the local mayor of Leuterod on August 22, 2019. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, she was elected for five years with a share of 76.19% of the vote.

Perpeet's predecessor was Alfons Kollas.

coat of arms

Coat of arms of Leuterod
 Blazon : “By a fallen stepped gable divided by green and silver: growing from the lower edge of the shield, a lily stick in mixed up colors; covered at the bottom by a red wavy strip; top right and left accompanied by a silver rose each with silver sepals and a golden lug. "

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Associations of the local community

Honorary citizen

  • 2011: Reinhard Hölper (* 1933/34), local politician, mayor from 1969 to 1989, awarded in recognition of his services to the local community.

Web links

Commons : Leuterod  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
  2. ^ Bishopric Limburg, St. Josef Leuterod . Retrieved January 8, 2011.
  3. ↑ Evangelical Martin Luther Church Congregation Wirges . Retrieved January 8, 2011.
  4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
  5. ↑ Heidi Perpeet: Dear citizens of Leuterod. In: The town hall - information for the citizens in the VG Wirges, edition 36/2019. Linus Wittich Medien GmbH, Höhr-Grenzhausen, accessed on June 30, 2020 .
  6. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Wirges, Verbandsgemeinde, fifth row of results. Retrieved June 30, 2020 .
  7. ↑ The election events in the Westerwaldkreis. Westerwälder Zeitung, May 25, 2014, accessed June 30, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Reinhard Hölper made an honorary citizen of Leuterod. Westerwälder Zeitung, June 21, 2011, accessed June 30, 2020 .