Brandscheid, Westerwaldkreis
Brandscheid is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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| Coordinates: 50°33′39″N 7°55′13″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Westerburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Erhard Meutsch |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.03 km2 (1.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 512 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 56459 |
| Dialling codes | 02663 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.brandscheid.de |
Geography
Location
Brandscheid lies on a mountain slope in the broad woodlands west of Westerburg. Since 1972 it has belonged to what was then the newly founded Verbandsgemeinde of Westerburg, a kind of collective municipality.
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
Northwest of the community runs Bundesstraße 255 leading from Montabaur to Herborn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
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References
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2018 - Gemeindeebene". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2019.
External links
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