Westernohe

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

Westernohe
Coat of arms of Westernohe
Location of Westernohe within Westerwaldkreis district
Westernohe   is located in Germany
Westernohe
Westernohe
Westernohe   is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Westernohe
Westernohe
Coordinates: 50°35′21″N 8°6′1″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Rennerod
Government
  Mayor (201924) Volker Abel[1]
Area
  Total7.50 km2 (2.90 sq mi)
Elevation
425 m (1,394 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
  Total919
  Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56479
Dialling codes02664
Vehicle registrationWW

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen (34 km to the north), Wetzlar (28 km to the east) and Limburg (24 km to the south). Westernohe belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. In Westernohe itself is a big campground of the Deutsche Pfadfinderschaft Sankt Georg (DPSG).

History

In 1059, Westernohe had its first documentary mention as Westernaha.

Tug of war incident

In 1995, 650 young scouts participated in a tug of war competition. When the rope broke, only 30 seconds into the tug, two children were killed and 102 participants suffered injuries. The rope was judged to be unsuited for the use in the related court case.[3]

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

Bundesstraße 54, linking Limburg an der Lahn with Siegen, runs 3 km west of the community. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Herborn on the A 45 (DortmundAschaffenburg), some 22 km away. 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.
  3. "2 Boy Scouts Die When Tug-Of-War Rope Snaps". The Spokesman-Review. 7 June 1995. Retrieved 6 March 2012.


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