Berod bei Wallmerod

Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

(2019–24) Collin Schmidt^[1]Area • Total3.92 km² (1.51 sq mi)Elevation300 m (1,000 ft)Population • Total548 • Density140/km² (360/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes06435Vehicle registrationWWWebsitewww.wallmerod.de

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

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Wetzlar. Through the community from north to south flows the Eisenbach. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality.

History

In 1292, Berod had its first documentary mention as Berrinrode.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in the municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Economy and infrastructure

Right near the community runs Bundesstraße 8 linking Altenkirchen (Westerwald) and Limburg an der Lahn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt am Main), some 10 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is at the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

External links

• Berod bei Wallmerod in the collective municipality’s Web pages (in German)