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{{Infobox German location
{{Infobox German location
|image_photo =
|image_photo =
|image_coa =Wappen_Gehlert.png
|image_coa =DEU Gehlert COA.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|50|38|30|N|7|49|46|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 38 |lat_sec = 30
|lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 49 |lon_sec = 46
|image_plan = Gehlert im Westerwaldkreis.png
|image_plan = Gehlert im Westerwaldkreis.png
|state = Rheinland-Pfalz
|state = Rheinland-Pfalz
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|licence = WW
|licence = WW
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 223
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 223
|Adresse-Verband = Gartenstraße 11 <br/> 57627 Hachenburg
|website = [http://www.gemeinde-gehlert.de/ www.gemeinde-gehlert.de]
|website = [http://www.gemeinde-gehlert.de/ www.gemeinde-gehlert.de]
|mayor = Elsabe Giese<ref>[https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/kd/gebiete/1430000000000.html Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis], Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.</ref>
|mayor = Paul Kunz
|leader_term = 2019&ndash;24
}}
}}
'''Gehlert''' is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''[[Verbandsgemeinde]]'' – in the [[Westerwaldkreis]] in [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Germany]].
'''Gehlert''' is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''[[Verbandsgemeinde]]'' – in the [[Westerwaldkreis]] in [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Germany]].
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==Geography==
==Geography==


===Location===
The community lies in the [[Westerwald]] between [[Limburg an der Lahn|Limburg]] and [[Siegen]], roughly 2&nbsp;km south of Hachenburg. Gehlert belongs to the [[Hachenburg (Verbandsgemeinde)|''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Hachenburg]], a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the [[Hachenburg|like-named town]].
The community lies in the [[Westerwald]] between [[Limburg an der Lahn|Limburg]] and [[Siegen]], roughly 2&nbsp;km south of Hachenburg. Gehlert belongs to the [[Hachenburg (Verbandsgemeinde)|''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Hachenburg]], a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the [[Hachenburg|like-named town]].


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==Politics==
==Politics==


The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a [[Plurality voting system|majority vote]] in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
===Community council===
The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a [[Plurality voting system|majority vote]] in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.


==Regular events==
==Regular events==
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==Economy and infrastructure==
==Economy and infrastructure==


===Transport===
Northwest of the community runs ''[[Bundesstraße]]'' 413 leading from [[Bendorf]] (near [[Koblenz]]) to [[Hachenburg]]. The nearest [[Autobahn]] [[interchange (road)|interchange]]s are in [[Siegen]], [[Wilnsdorf]] and [[Herborn (Hesse)|Herborn]] on the [[Bundesautobahn 45|A&nbsp;45]] ([[Dortmund]]&ndash;[[Gießen]]) and also in [[Mogendorf]] on the [[Bundesautobahn 3|A&nbsp;3]] ([[Cologne]]&ndash;[[Frankfurt am Main|Frankfurt]]), some 25&nbsp;km away. The nearest [[InterCityExpress]] stop is the [[railway station]] at Montabaur on the [[Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line]].
Northwest of the community runs ''[[Bundesstraße]]'' 413 leading from [[Bendorf]] (near [[Koblenz]]) to [[Hachenburg]]. The nearest [[Autobahn]] [[interchange (road)|interchange]]s are in [[Siegen]], [[Wilnsdorf]] and [[Herborn (Hesse)|Herborn]] on the [[Bundesautobahn 45|A&nbsp;45]] ([[Dortmund]]&ndash;[[Gießen]]) and also in [[Mogendorf]] on the [[Bundesautobahn 3|A&nbsp;3]] ([[Cologne]]&ndash;[[Frankfurt am Main|Frankfurt]]), some 25&nbsp;km away. The nearest [[InterCityExpress]] stop is the [[railway station]] at Montabaur on the [[Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line]].


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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.gemeinde-gehlert.de/ Gehlert]
*[http://www.gemeinde-gehlert.de/ Gehlert]
*[http://www.hachenburg-vg.de/08_gemeinden/gehlert/index.html Gehlert in the collective municipality’s Web pages] {{de icon}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080503233543/http://www.hachenburg-vg.de/08_gemeinden/gehlert/index.html Gehlert in the collective municipality’s Web pages] {{in lang|de}}


{{Cities and towns in Westerwaldkreis (district)}}
{{Cities and towns in Westerwaldkreis (district)}}

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate]]
[[Category:Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate]]

Latest revision as of 08:59, 22 October 2022

Gehlert
Coat of arms of Gehlert
Location of Gehlert within Westerwaldkreis district
Gehlert is located in Germany
Gehlert
Gehlert
Gehlert is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Gehlert
Gehlert
Coordinates: 50°38′30″N 7°49′46″E / 50.64167°N 7.82944°E / 50.64167; 7.82944
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Elsabe Giese[1]
Area
 • Total
5.19 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
609
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57627
Dialling codes02662
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.gemeinde-gehlert.de

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

Geography

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The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen, roughly 2 km south of Hachenburg. Gehlert belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

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In 1255, Gehlert had its first documentary mention as Geilinrode.

Politics

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The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Regular events

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The yearly Whitsun kermis is the highlight of community life.

Economy and infrastructure

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Northwest of the community runs Bundesstraße 413 leading from Bendorf (near Koblenz) to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen, Wilnsdorf and Herborn on the A 45 (DortmundGießen) and also in Mogendorf on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt), some 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

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  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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