- Westernohe
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen von Westernohe.png
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 35 |lat_sec = 21
lon_deg = 8 |lon_min = 6 |lon_sec = 1
Lageplan = Westernohe im Westerwaldkreis.png
Bundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Rennerod
Höhe = 425
Fläche = 7.50
Einwohner = 956
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56479
Vorwahl = 02664
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 309
Adresse-Verband = Hauptstraße 55
56477 Rennerod
Website =
Bürgermeister = Herbert SteckerWesternohe is an "Ortsgemeinde" – a community belonging to a "
Verbandsgemeinde " – in theWesterwaldkreis inRhineland-Palatinate ,Germany .Geography
Location
The community lies in the
Westerwald betweenSiegen (34 km to the north),Wetzlar (28 km to the east) and Limburg (24 km to the south). Westernohe belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town. Westernohe itself is seat of the "Deutsche Pfadfinderschaft Sankt Georg " (DPSG).History
In 1059, Westernohe had its first documentary mention as "Westernaha".
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
"
Bundesstraße " 54, linkingLimburg an der Lahn withSiegen , runs 3 km west of the community. The nearestAutobahn interchange is "Herborn " on the A 45 (Dortmund –Aschaffenburg ), some 22 km away. The nearestInterCityExpress stop is therailway station at Montabaur on theCologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line .External links
* [http://www.westernohe.de/ Westernohe] de icon
* [http://www.rennerod.de/rpn/vg_rennerod/haupt/gemeinden/uebersicht/gemeindeliste/gemeindeliste/westernohe/index.phtml Westernohe in the collective municipality’s Web pages] de icon
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