Goddert

Goddert is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

Goddert
Municipality
Coat of arms of Goddert
Coat of arms
Location of Goddert within Westerwaldkreis district
Goddert is located in Germany
Goddert
Goddert
Goddert is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Goddert
Goddert
Coordinates: 50°32′57″N 7°44′49″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Selters (Westerwald)
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Peter Aller[1]
Area
 • Total2.39 km2 (0.92 sq mi)
Elevation
270 m (890 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total444
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56244
Dialling codes02626
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.selters-ww.de

Geography

The rural residential community of Goddert lies three km (1.9 mi) north of Selters in the centre of the Westerwald.

History

In 1476, Goddert had its first documentary mention under the names Gonderode und Goderoth. In 1972, in the course of municipal restructuring, the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, to which Goddert belongs, was founded.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of eight council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Seat apportionment at community council:

WG KohlenbergGrüneTotal
2004718 seats

Economy and infrastructure

Northwest of the community runs Bundesstraße 413 leading from Bendorf to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Mogendorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References
  1. Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.


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