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Moschheim

Coordinates: 50°28′57″N 7°50′30″E / 50.48250°N 7.84167°E / 50.48250; 7.84167
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Moschheim
Coat of arms of Moschheim
Location of Moschheim within Westerwaldkreis district
Moschheim is located in Germany
Moschheim
Moschheim
Moschheim is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Moschheim
Moschheim
Coordinates: 50°28′57″N 7°50′30″E / 50.48250°N 7.84167°E / 50.48250; 7.84167
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Wirges
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Norbert Nöller[1]
Area
 • Total3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi)
Elevation
272 m (892 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total747
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56424
Dialling codes02602
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.moschheim.de

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

Geography

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The community lies north of Montabaur on the Kannenbäckerstraße (“Jug Bakers’ Road”, a reference to the local ceramics industry). The community has since 1971 belonged to what was then the newly founded Verbandsgemeinde of Wirges, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

In the north of the municipal area stands the Malberg, which at 422 m above sea level is one of the greatest elevations in the area.

History

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In 1362, Moschheim had its first documentary mention.

Politics

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The municipal council is made up of 13 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

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East of the community runs Bundesstraße 255, linking Montabaur and Rennerod. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt), some 3 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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