Willingen, Rhineland-Palatinate

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Name = Willingen
image_photo =
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lon_deg =8 |lon_min = 05 |lon_sec = 15
Lageplan = Willingen im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Rennerod
Höhe = 570
Fläche = 3.68
Einwohner = 274
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56479
Vorwahl = 02667
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 311
Adresse-Verband = Hauptstraße 55
56477 Rennerod
Website = [http://www.rennerod.de/rpn/vg_rennerod/haupt/gemeinden/uebersicht/gemeindeliste/gemeindeliste/willingen/index.phtml www.rennerod.de]
Bürgermeister = Martin Jumel

Willingen 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 Siegen and Limburg on the boundary with Hesse. Within the community rises the Nister, which after flowing 64 km empties into the Sieg. Likewise within the community is the Westerwald’s highest mountain, the Fuchskaute. Willingen belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1413, Willingen had its first documentary mention as "Wildungen".

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

Although Willingen is a very small village, there are big firms, such as the Rompf coffin factory. There are a “homeland café” ("Heimatcafé"), an electrical installation and specialist shop, a tire business and a metalworking firm.

Transport

Right near the community, "Bundesstraßen" 54, linking Limburg an der Lahn with Siegen, and 414, leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg, cross each other. The nearest Autobahn interchange is "Haiger/Burbach" on the A 45 (Dortmund–Frankfurt am Main), some 10 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

External links

* [http://www.rennerod.de/rpn/vg_rennerod/haupt/gemeinden/uebersicht/gemeindeliste/gemeindeliste/willingen/index.phtml Willingen in the collective municipality’s Web pages] de icon