Wittgert

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen von Wittgert.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 29 |lat_sec = 50
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 41 |lon_sec = 51
Lageplan = Wittgert im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Ransbach-Baumbach
Höhe = 235
Fläche = 4.74
Einwohner = 643
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56237
Vorwahl = 02623
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 084
Adresse-Verband = Rheinstraße 50
56235 Ransbach-Baumbach
Website = [http://www.wittgert.de/ www.wittgert.de]
Bürgermeister = Burkhardt Rüthlein

Wittgert 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 Siegen on the borders of the Kannenbäckerland (“Jug Bakers’ Land”, a small region known for its ceramics industry). Flowing by the community is the Saynbach, which belongs to the Rhine drainage basin. Through the community itself flows the Röttgesbach, which empties into the Saynbach. Wittgert belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1298, Wittgert had its first documentary mention as "Widechinrode".

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.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Autobahn A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt) with its "Mogendorf" interchange (AS 38) lies 6 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

External links

* [http://www.wittgert.de/ Wittgert] de icon