Hilgert

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Hilgert
Municipality
Coat of arms of Hilgert
Coat of arms
Location of Hilgert within Westerwaldkreis district
Hilgert is located in Germany
Hilgert
Hilgert
Hilgert is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Hilgert
Hilgert
Coordinates: 50°27′21″N 7°41′20″E / 50.45583°N 7.68889°E / 50.45583; 7.68889
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Höhr-Grenzhausen
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Uwe Schmidt[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
4.57 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
1,538
 • Density340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56206
Dialling codes02624
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.gemeinde-hilgert.de

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

Geography

Hilgert lies roughly 13 km from Koblenz on the edge of the Nassau Nature Park. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Höhr-Grenzhausen, a kind of collective municipality.

History

Hilgert was first mentioned in documents dating to 1340.[citation needed]

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 17 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

CDU SPD FWG Total
2004 6 6 4 16 seats

Economy and infrastructure

Westerwald ceramics

Transport

The A 48 with its Höhr-Grenzhausen interchange (AS 12) lies right near the municipal area, 3 km away. There is no rail connection, only an hourly bus to Koblenz.

References

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.


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