Scheidt (Rhein-Lahn district)

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	Coordinates: 50 ° 20 '  N , 7 ° 55'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Rhein-Lahn district
Association municipality :	Diez
Height :	245 m above sea level NHN
Area :	2.51 km 2
Residents:	309 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	123 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56379
Area code :	06439
License plate :	EMS, DIZ, GOH
Community key :	07 1 41 124
Association administration address:	Louise-Seher-Strasse 1 65582 Diez
Website :	www.ortsgemeinde-scheidt.de
Local Mayor :	Hans-Wilhelm Lippert
Location of the local community Scheidt in the Rhein-Lahn district

Scheidt is a municipality in the Rhein-Lahn district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Diez .

history

The first written mention of Scheidt in connection with a noble family "von Scheyde" goes back to the year 1348, the first written mention was in 1364. However, it is assumed that the place already existed during the construction of the Laurenburg in 1192. The place belonged from the middle of the 17th century to the county of Holzappel . From 1806 Scheidt was part of the Diez office in the Duchy of Nassau , which was annexed by Prussia in 1866 . Since 1946 the place has been part of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate .

The population developed as follows in the 19th and 20th centuries: 1843: 227 inhabitants, 1927: 298 inhabitants, 1964: 288 inhabitants.

religion

Scheidt is assigned to the Roman Catholic parish of St. Bonifatius in Holzappel and belongs with it to the pastoral area of Diez , which in turn is incorporated into the Limburg district in the Limburg diocese .

On the Protestant side, the place is parish Holzappel in the deanery Diez provost South Nassau in the Evangelical Church in Hessen and Nassau (EKHN) belong.

politics

Municipal council

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

mayor

The local mayor of Scheidt is Hans-Wilhelm Lippert. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was re-elected with 67.77% of the vote.

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Scheidt

Web links

Commons : Scheidt  - Collection of Images

• Local community Scheidt on the website of the Verbandsgemeinde Diez

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
3. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Diez, Verbandsgemeinde, 20th line of results. Retrieved November 9, 2019 .