Pottum

Pottum
Municipality
Coat of arms of Pottum
Coat of arms
Location of Pottum within Westerwaldkreis district
Location of Pottum within Westerwaldkreis district
Interactive map of Pottum
Pottum is located in Germany
Pottum
Location within Germany
Pottum is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Pottum
Location within Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°35′57″N 8°0′5″E / 50.59917°N 8.00139°E / 50.59917; 8.00139
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Westerburg
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24)Anette Leukel-Lenz
Area
 • Total
4.36 km2 (1.68 sq mi)
Elevation
420 m (1,380 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
1,076
 • Density247/km2 (639/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56459
Dialling codes02664
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.pottum.de

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

Geography

Pottum lies 5 km northeast of Westerburg on the Wiesensee (lake), near Stahlhofen am Wiesensee. Since 1972 it has belonged to what was then the newly founded Verbandsgemeinde of Westerburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1062, Pottum, or Patheim, later Pothump, had its first documentary mention.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 17 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Well-known Pottumers

Transport

Pottum is served by local bus lines 477 (Rehe - Rennerod - Westerburg - Monatabaur) and 480 (Westerburg - Pottum - Hellenhahn - Rennerod - Driedorf - Krombachtalsperre) and located in the area of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM), zone number 440.

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2025 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.