Wahlrod

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen von Wahlrod.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 39 |lat_sec = 1
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 43 |lon_sec = 13
Lageplan = Wahlrod im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Hachenburg
Höhe = 290
Fläche = 5.99
Einwohner = 879
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 57614
Vorwahl = 02680
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 301
Adresse-Verband = Gartenstraße 11
57627 Hachenburg
Website = [http://www.wahlrod.de/ www.wahlrod.de]
Bürgermeister = Eberhard Dineiger

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

Geography

Location

The community lies in the northern Westerwaldkreis and borders on Altenkirchen district. Wahlrod belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1249, Wahlrod had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Community council

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

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Running right through the community is "Bundesstraße" 8, leading from Limburg an der Lahn to Siegburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Dierdorf and Neuwied on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

External links

* [http://www.wahlrod.de/ Wahlrod] de icon
* [http://www.hachenburg-vg.de/08_gemeinden/wahlrod/index.html Wahlrod in the collective municipality’s Web pages] de icon