Heilberscheid

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
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Lageplan = Heilberscheid im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Montabaur
Höhe = 310
Fläche = 6.37
Einwohner = 672
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56412
Vorwahl = 06485
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 026
Adresse-Verband = Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 8
56410 Montabaur
Website = [http://www.vg-montabaur.de/haupt/gemeinden/inhalt/gemeinde_heilberscheid/ www.vg-montabaur.de]
Bürgermeister = Axel Braun
Partei =

Heilberscheid 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 Koblenz and Limburg an der Lahn in the Nassau Nature Park. The community belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate.

History

In 1362, Heilberscheid had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Coat of arms

The community’s arms show a Madonna in the middle in a grotto with a model of Heilberscheid’s "Marienkappelle" (built 1889-1891). The hornbeam twigs refer to the widespread hornbeams that grow in the Heilberscheid Forest. The background tinctures, red and silver, are from the arms borne by the Electorate of Trier.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The nearest Autobahn interchange is "Diez" on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 5 km away.

External links

* [http://www.vg-montabaur.de/haupt/gemeinden/inhalt/gemeinde_heilberscheid/ Heilberscheid in the collective municipality’s Web pages] de icon