Helferskirchen

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
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Lageplan = Helferskirchen im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Wirges
Höhe = 330
Fläche = 5.00
Einwohner = 1122
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56244
Vorwahl = 02626
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 028
Gliederung =
Adresse-Verband = Bahnhofstraße 10
56422 Wirges
Website = [http://www.helferskirchen.de/ www.helferskirchen.de]
Bürgermeister = Klaus Hardy

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

Geography

Location

The village lies between the Kannenbäckerland and the Westerwald Lake Plateau ("Westerwälder Seenplatte"). Since 1971 it has belonged to what was then the newly founded "Verbandsgemeinde" of Wirges, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate.

History

In 1277, Helferskirchen had its first documentary mention under the name "Langesain" in connection with Niedersayn, Karnhöfen, Kuhnhöfen and Blaumhöfen.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 17 council members, including the extraofficial mayor ("Bürgermeister"), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Coat of arms

The community’s arms take the shape of a late Gothic rounded shield with a horizontal upper edge and sides meeting it at right angles. Its basic tincture is silver. In red, the Trier cross can be seen, and in black is a stylized representation of the church after its expansion in 1769, which is how it still looks today. The layout and tower, which have been preserved from the early 13th century, characterize the church as an old fortress church in the village’s core.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

East of the community runs "Bundesstraße" 255, linking Montabaur and Rennerod, as well as "Bundesstraße" 8. The nearest Autobahn interchange is "Mogendorf" on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 3 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

External links

* [http://www.helferskirchen.de/ Helferskirchen]
* [http://www.feuerwehr-helferskirchen.info/ Helferskirchen fire brigade]