Salz, Rhineland-Palatinate

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Name = Salz
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen von Salz.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 30 |lat_sec = 36
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 57 |lon_sec = 49
Lageplan = Salz im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Wallmerod
Höhe = 320
Fläche = 4.96
Einwohner = 933
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56414
Vorwahl = 06435
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 290
Adresse-Verband = Gerichtsstraße 1
56414 Wallmerod
Website = [http://www.wallmerod.de/haupt/gemeinden/salz/index.html/ www.wallmerod.de]
Bürgermeister = Rainer Malm

Salz 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 Rennerod. 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.

History

In 1150, Salz had its first documentary mention.

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.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

The Catholic parish church of St. Adelphus is a Romanesque basilica with a Late Gothic quire. Lying buried in the church is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s grandfathers.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Just west of the community runs "Bundesstraße" 8, linking Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef. The nearest Autobahn interchange is "Diez" on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 13 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

External links

* [http://www.wallmerod.de/gemeinden/salz/index.html Salz in the collective municipality’s Web pages] de icon