Hilgert

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

Hilgert
Coat of arms
Location of Hilgert within Westerwaldkreis district
Hilgert
Hilgert
Coordinates: 50°27′21″N 7°41′20″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Höhr-Grenzhausen
Government
  MayorUwe Schmidt (SPD)
Area
  Total4.57 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total1,507
  Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56206
Dialling codes02624
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.gemeinde-hilgert.de

Geography

Location

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.

Politics

Community council

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

CDUSPDFWGTotal
200466416 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. "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.


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