Welschneudorf

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
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Lageplan =Welschneudorf_im_Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Montabaur
Höhe = 415
Fläche = 7.77
Einwohner = 1003
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56412
Vorwahl = 02608
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 079
Adresse-Verband = Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 8
56410 Montabaur
Website = [http://www.vg-montabaur.de/haupt/gemeinden/inhalt/gemeinde_welschneudorf www.vg-montabaur.de]
Bürgermeister = Thomas Schmidt
Partei =

Welschneudorf is an "Ortsgemeinde" – a community belonging to a "Verbandsgemeinde" – and a "Luftkurort" (“air health resort”) in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

Location

The community lies in the Lower Westerwald between Koblenz and Limburg an der Lahn in the Nassau Nature Park. "Verbandsgemeinde" of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1453, Welschneudorf had its first documentary mention as "Nudorff". In 1817, it was burnt down by advancing French troops.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 16 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The nearest Autobahn interchange is "Montabaur" on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 11 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stops are the railway stations at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line and Koblenz on the Linke Rheinstrecke.

External links

* [http://www.vg-montabaur.de/haupt/gemeinden/inhalt/gemeinde_welschneudorf/ Welschneudorf in the collective municipality’s Web pages] de icon