Rorodt

Rorodt is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Rorodt
Coat of arms
Location of Rorodt within Bernkastel-Wittlich district
Rorodt
Rorodt
Coordinates: 49°46′11″N 7°03′04″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictBernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc.Thalfang am Erbeskopf
Government
 • MayorHermann Klein
Area
 • Total3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total46
 • Density13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
54411
Dialling codes06504
Vehicle registrationWIL
Websitewww.rorodt.de

Geography

Location

The municipality lies in the Hunsrück and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Thalfang am Erbeskopf, whose seat is in the municipality of Thalfang.

History

In 1136, Rorodt had its first documentary mention as Roveroth. Rorodt belonged until Secularization to the Archbishopric of Trier and was part of the Mark Thalfang, a territory roughly corresponding to today's Verbandsgemeinde. After French rule ended, the village passed in 1814 to the Kingdom of Prussia. Since 1947, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Politics

Municipal council

The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote proportional representation at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[2]

gollark: There is no vehicle.
gollark: Also a villager.
gollark: This is a problem with some mod called "OTG".
gollark: Pastebin it!
gollark: Also *lots of machines and pipes*.

References
  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2018 - Gemeindeebene". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2019.
  2. Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat



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