Welschneudorf

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

Welschneudorf
Coat of arms
Location of Welschneudorf within Westerwaldkreis district
Welschneudorf
Welschneudorf
Coordinates: 50°22′24″N 7°47′53″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Montabaur
Government
 • MayorThomas Schmidt
Area
 • Total7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Elevation
415 m (1,362 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total965
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
56412
Dialling codes02608
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.vg-montabaur.de

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. 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.

References
  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2018 - Gemeindeebene". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2019.


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