Welschneudorf | |
|---|---|
![]() Location of Welschneudorf | |
| Coordinates: 50°22′24″N 7°47′53″E / 50.37333°N 7.79806°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Montabaur |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Günther Perlick[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 415 m (1,362 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 969 |
| • Density | 125/km2 (323/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56412 |
| Dialling codes | 02608 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.vg-montabaur.de |
Welschneudorf is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – and a Luftkurort (“air health resort”) in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
[edit]The community lies in the Lower Westerwald between Koblenz and Limburg an der Lahn in the Nassau Nature Park. Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
[edit]In 1453, Welschneudorf had its first documentary mention as Nudorff. In 1817, it was burnt down by advancing French troops.
Politics
[edit]The municipal council is made up of 16 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Economy and infrastructure
[edit]The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 11 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stops are the railway stations at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line and Koblenz on the Linke Rheinstrecke.
References
[edit]- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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