Heuzert

Heuzert
Municipality
Coat of arms of Heuzert
Coat of arms
Location of Heuzert within Westerwaldkreis district
Location of Heuzert within Westerwaldkreis district
Interactive map of Heuzert
Heuzert is located in Germany
Heuzert
Location within Germany
Heuzert is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Heuzert
Location within Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°42′04″N 7°45′30″E / 50.70111°N 7.75833°E / 50.70111; 7.75833
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24)Manfred Schneider
Area
 • Total
2.13 km2 (0.82 sq mi)
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
121
 • Density56.8/km2 (147/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57627
Dialling codes02688
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.hachenburg-vg.de/08_gemeinden/heuzert

Heuzert is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The agriculturally structured residential community of Heuzert to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen, on the river Nister in the nature and landscape conservation area of the Kroppach Switzerland.

History

In 1286, Heuzert had its first documentary mention as Hutcenrothe.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Economy and infrastructure

Heuzert has access to the public transport through the local bus line 410 (Hachenburg - Wissen) and is located in the area of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM), in the fare zone number 452. South of the community runs Bundesstraße 414, leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen, Wilnsdorf and Herborn on the A 45 (Dortmund–Gießen). The nearest railway stop is Hattert at the Limburg-Altenkirchen railway, nearest InterCityExpress stop is Montabaur (Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line). Heuzert is located at the Marienwanderweg, a walking path leading from Marienstatt Abbey in Streithausen to Marienthal Abbey (Westerwald).

References

  1. ↑ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2025 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.