Weroth

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen von Weroth.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 27 |lat_sec = 37
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 56 |lon_sec = 52
Lageplan = Weroth im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Wallmerod
Höhe = 290
Fläche = 2.52
Einwohner = 616
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56414
Vorwahl = 06435
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 080
Adresse-Verband = Gerichtsstraße 1
56414 Wallmerod
Website = [http://www.wallmerod.de/haupt/gemeinden/weroth/ www.wallmerod.de]
Bürgermeister = Frank Reusch

Weroth 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 Montabaur and Limburg an der Lahn. Weroth lies 290 m above sea level. It belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.

Neighbouring communities

Weroth’s neighbours are Hundsangen, Wallmerod, Dreikirchen and Steinefrenz.

History

In 1322, Weroth had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 11 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Right nearby to the community’s north runs "Bundesstraße" 8, leading from Limburg an der Lahn to Hennef. The nearest Autobahn interchange is "Diez" on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 4 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

Regular events

Saint Sebastian’s Day on 20 January is to this day still a holiday in Weroth, as the community was spared a Plague epidemic.

Likewise held every year is the Live-Rock-Festival at the "Bürgerhaus" on "Kirmesfreitag" (“Kermis Friday”)

External links

* [http://www.weroth.de/ Weroth] de icon