Wirscheid

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 50 ° 29 ′  N , 7 ° 40 ′  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Westerwaldkreis
Association municipality :	Ransbach-Baumbach
Height :	296 m above sea level NHN
Area :	2.68 km 2
Residents:	329 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	123 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56237
Area code :	02601
License plate :	WW
Community key :	07 1 43 082
Association administration address:	Rheinstrasse 50 56235 Ransbach-Baumbach
Website :	www.wirscheid.de
Mayoress :	Christine Klasen
Location of the local community Wirscheid in the Westerwaldkreis

Wirscheid is a municipality in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Ransbach-Baumbach community .

Geographical location

The community is located in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Altenkirchen in the Kannenbäckerland .

history

The village was first mentioned in 1547 as Wersched .

politics

Municipal council

Village community center

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

The distribution of seats in the municipal council:

choice	Green	FWG	total
2019	Majority vote		8 seats
2014	Majority vote		8 seats
2009	2	6th	8 seats
2004	2	6th	8 seats

mayor

In the direct election on May 26, 2019, Christine Klasen was confirmed in office for another five years with 84.36 percent of the votes cast.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

• The A 48 with the Höhr-Grenzhausen junction (AS 12) is six kilometers away.
• The closest ICE stop is Montabaur train station on the Cologne – Rhein / Main high-speed line .

See also

List of cultural monuments in Wirscheid

Web links

Commons : Wirscheid  - Collection of Images

• Local community Wirscheid on the website of the Ransbach-Baumbach community

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: Local elections 2019, direct elections