Hardt, Westerwaldkreis

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Name = Hardt
image_photo =
Wappen =
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 38 |lat_sec = 07
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 55 |lon_sec = 12
Lageplan = Hardt im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)
Höhe = 410
Fläche = 1.88
Einwohner = 438
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56472
Vorwahl = 02661
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 234
Adresse-Verband = Kirburger Straße 4
56470 Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)
Website = [http://www.bad-marienberg.de/verwaltung/hardt.php www.bad-marienberg.de]
Bürgermeister = Otto Eifler

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

Geography

Location

The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg und Siegen. The river Nister, which is part of the Sieg drainage basin, flows east to west through the municipal area. Hardt belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Bad Marienberg, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The nearest Autobahn interchanges are "Montabaur" on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 27 km away, and "Haiger/Burbach" on the A 45 (Dortmund–Hanau), some 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

External links

* [http://www.bad-marienberg.de/verwaltung/hardt.php Hardt in the collective municipality’s Web pages] de icon