Berod bei Wallmerod

Berod bei Wallmerod
Coat of arms of Berod bei Wallmerod Coat of arms
Berod bei Wallmerod
Location of Berod bei Wallmerod within Westerwaldkreis district 250px
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Wallmerod
Government
• Mayor	Berthold Schönberg
Area
• Total	3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	548
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	56414
Dialling codes	06435
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.wallmerod.de

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

Geography

Location

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

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.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

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.

External links

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