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Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Heilberscheid
Municipality
Coat of arms of HeilberscheidCoat of arms
Location of Heilberscheid within Westerwaldkreis district
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Coordinates: 50°24′44″N 7°53′34″E / 50.41222°N 7.89278°E / 50.41222; 7.89278
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Montabaur
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Markus Thome
Area
 • Total6.37 km (2.46 sq mi)
Elevation310 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 • Total662
 • Density100/km (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes56412
Dialling codes06485
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.vg-montabaur.de

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

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Limburg an der Lahn in the Nassau Nature Park. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality.

History

In 1362, Heilberscheid 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 7 June 2009.

Coat of arms

The community's arms show a Madonna in the middle in a grotto with a model of Heilberscheid's Marienkappelle (built 1889-1891). The hornbeam twigs refer to the widespread hornbeams that grow in the Heilberscheid Forest. The background tinctures, red and silver, are from the arms borne by the Electorate of Trier.

Economy and infrastructure

The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 5 km away.

References

  1. Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.

External links

Towns and municipalities in Westerwaldkreis
Coat of arms


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