Wittgert

Wittgert
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Wittgert within Westerwaldkreis district
Interactive map of Wittgert
Location within Germany Show map of Germany Location within Rhineland-Palatinate Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°29′50″N 7°41′51″E / 50.49722°N 7.69750°E / 50.49722; 7.69750
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Ransbach-Baumbach
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Thomas Hoffmann
Area
• Total	4.74 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Elevation	235 m (771 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	633
• Density	134/km2 (346/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	56237
Dialling codes	02623
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.wittgert.de

Wittgert 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 Siegen on the borders of the Kannenbäckerland (“Jug Bakers’ Land”, a small region known for its ceramics industry). The Saynbach, which belongs to the Rhine drainage basin, flows past the community. Through the community itself flows the Röttgesbach, which empties into the Saynbach. Wittgert belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the town of the same name.

History

In 1298, Wittgert was first mentioned in a document as Widechinrode.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Autobahn A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt) with its Mogendorf interchange (AS 38) lies 6 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

External links

• Wittgert Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine (in German)

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