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|population = 316
|Stand = 2006-12-31
|postal_code = 56237
|postal_code = 56237
|area_code = 02601
|area_code = 02601
|licence = WW
|licence = WW
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 082
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 082
|Adresse-Verband = Rheinstraße 50<br />56235 Ransbach-Baumbach
|website = [http://www.wirscheid.de/ www.wirscheid.de]
|website = [http://www.wirscheid.de/ www.wirscheid.de]
|mayor = Christine Klasen<ref>[https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/kd/gebiete/1430000000000.html Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis], Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.</ref>
|mayor = Bernhard Wirz
|party =
|leader_term = 2019&ndash;24
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'''Wirscheid''' is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''[[Verbandsgemeinde]]'' – in the [[Westerwaldkreis]] in [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Germany]].
'''Wirscheid''' is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''[[Verbandsgemeinde]]'' – in the [[Westerwaldkreis]] in [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Germany]].
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==Geography==
==Geography==


===Location===
The community lies in the [[Westerwald]] between [[Koblenz]] and [[Altenkirchen (Westerwald)|Altenkirchen]] in the [[Kannenbäckerland]] (“Jug Bakers’ Land”, a small region known for its ceramics industry). Wirscheid belongs to the [[Ransbach-Baumbach (Verbandsgemeinde)|''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Ransbach-Baumbach]], a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the [[Ransbach-Baumbach|like-named town]].
The community lies in the [[Westerwald]] between [[Koblenz]] and [[Altenkirchen (Westerwald)|Altenkirchen]] in the [[Kannenbäckerland]] (“Jug Bakers’ Land”, a small region known for its ceramics industry). Wirscheid belongs to the [[Ransbach-Baumbach (Verbandsgemeinde)|''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Ransbach-Baumbach]], a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the [[Ransbach-Baumbach|like-named town]].


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==Politics==
==Politics==


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The municipal council is made up of 11 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (''Bürgermeister''), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
===Community council===
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The council is made up of 11 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (''Bürgermeister''), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
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==Economy and infrastructure==
==Economy and infrastructure==


===Transport===
[[Autobahn]] [[Bundesautobahn 48|A&nbsp;48]] with its ''[[Höhr-Grenzhausen]]'' [[interchange (road)|interchange]] (AS 12) lies 6&nbsp;km away. The nearest [[InterCityExpress]] stop is the [[railway station]] at Montabaur on the [[Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line]].
[[Autobahn]] [[Bundesautobahn 48|A&nbsp;48]] with its ''[[Höhr-Grenzhausen]]'' [[interchange (road)|interchange]] (AS 12) lies 6&nbsp;km away. The nearest [[InterCityExpress]] stop is the [[railway station]] at Montabaur on the [[Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line]].


Latest revision as of 10:51, 9 August 2021

Wirscheid
Municipality
Coat of arms of Wirscheid
Coat of arms
Location of Wirscheid within Westerwaldkreis district
Wirscheid is located in Germany
Wirscheid
Wirscheid
Wirscheid is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Wirscheid
Wirscheid
Coordinates: 50°28′41″N 7°40′2″E / 50.47806°N 7.66722°E / 50.47806; 7.66722
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Ransbach-Baumbach
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Christine Klasen[1]
Area
 • Total2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Elevation
293 m (961 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total339
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56237
Dialling codes02601
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.wirscheid.de

Wirscheid is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

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The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Altenkirchen in the Kannenbäckerland (“Jug Bakers’ Land”, a small region known for its ceramics industry). Wirscheid belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

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In 1547, Wirscheid had its first mention in a historical document as Wersched.

Politics

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The municipal council is made up of 11 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Grüne WG Wirz Total
2004 2 8 10 seats

Economy and infrastructure

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Autobahn A 48 with its Höhr-Grenzhausen interchange (AS 12) lies 6 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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