Wirscheid

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
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lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 28 |lat_sec = 41
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 40 |lon_sec = 2
Lageplan = Wirscheid im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Ransbach-Baumbach
Höhe = 293
Fläche = 2.68
Einwohner = 316
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56237
Vorwahl = 02601
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 082
Adresse-Verband = Rheinstraße 50
56235 Ransbach-Baumbach
Website = [http://www.wirscheid.de/ www.wirscheid.de]
Bürgermeister = Bernhard Wirz
Partei =

Wirscheid 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 Altenkirchen in the Kannenbäckerland (“Jug Bakers’ Land”, a small region known for its ceramics industry). Wirscheid 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 1547, Wirscheid had its first documentary mention as "Wersched".

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 11 council members, including the extraofficial mayor ("Bürgermeister"), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Autobahn A 48 with its "Höhr-Grenzhausen" interchange (AS 12) 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.wirscheid.de/ Wirscheid] de icon