- Wied, Rhineland-Palatinate
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Name = Wied
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen von Wied.png
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 38 |lat_sec = 21
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 45 |lon_sec = 26
Lageplan = Wied im Westerwaldkreis.png
Bundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Hachenburg
Höhe = 305
Fläche = 4.69
Einwohner = 502
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 57629
Vorwahl = 02662
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 310
Adresse-Verband = Gartenstraße 11
57627 Hachenburg
Website = [http://www.ww-wied.de/ www.ww-wied.de]
Bürgermeister = Gabriele HachenbergWied is an "Ortsgemeinde" – a community belonging to a "
Verbandsgemeinde " – in theWesterwaldkreis inRhineland-Palatinate ,Germany .Geography
Location
The community lies in the
Westerwald between Limburg andSiegen in the Wied valley. Through the community flows the Wied. Wied belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.History
In 1461, Wied had its first documentary mention. Originally, Wied was called "Wiede", which meant something like “grazing land” ("Weide" in modern German).
Politics
Community council
The council is made up of 13 council members, including the honorary mayor ("Bürgermeister"), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
The community lies right on "
Bundesstraße " 413, leading fromBendorf (nearKoblenz ) to Hachenburg. The nearestAutobahn interchanges are inDierdorf andNeuwied on the A 3 (Cologne –Frankfurt), some 20 km away. The nearestInterCityExpress stop is therailway station at Montabaur on theCologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line .External links
* [http://www.ww-wied.de/ Wied] de icon
* [http://www.hachenburg-vg.de/08_gemeinden/wied/index.html Wied in the collective municipality’s Web pages] de icon
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