Wittgert

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Coat of arms of the local community Wittgert
Wittgert
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Coordinates: 50 ° 30 '  N , 7 ° 42'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Westerwaldkreis
Association municipality : Ransbach-Baumbach
Height : 234 m above sea level NHN
Area : 4.68 km 2
Residents: 663 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 142 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 56237
Area code : 02623
License plate : WW
Community key : 07 1 43 084
Association administration address: Rheinstrasse 50
56235 Ransbach-Baumbach
Website : www.wittgert.de
Local Mayor : Thomas Hoffmann
Location of the local community Wittgert in the Westerwaldkreis
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Wittgert is a municipality in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Ransbach-Baumbach community .

geography

The community is located in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen on the borders of the Kannenbäckerland . The Saynbach , which belongs to the catchment area of ​​the Rhine , flows past the village . The Röttgesbach , which flows into the Saynbach, flows through the village itself .

history

The village was first mentioned in 1298 as Widechinrode .

Population development

The development of the population of Wittgert, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:

year Residents
1815 196
1835 250
1871 215
1905 225
1939 278
1950 309
year Residents
1961 305
1970 330
1987 579
1997 617
2005 652
2019 663

politics

Municipal council

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

mayor

In the direct election on May 26, 2019, Thomas Hoffmann was confirmed in office for another five years with 78.19 percent of the votes cast.

coat of arms

Wittgert coat of arms
 Blazon : “Split by black and green by a silver wave pole. On the right a silver hammer and a silver clearing hoe crossed diagonally, on the left a silver clay jug. "

Culture and sights

Linden group at the chapel

Cultural monuments

In Wittgert there is a half-timbered house from the 19th century and a cast iron fountain under monument protection.

Natural monuments

At the chapel in Wittgert there is a group of linden trees ( Tilia platyphyllos ), which have been declared a natural monument since 1985.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Web links

Commons : Wittgert  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, municipalities, association communities ( help on this ).
  2. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
  3. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
  4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, direct elections