Weroth
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Weroth is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Weroth is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ==Geography== ===Location=== The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Limburg an der Lahn. Weroth lies 290 m above sea level. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. ===Neighbouring communities=== Weroth's neighbours are Hundsangen, Wallmerod, Dreikirchen and Steinefrenz. ==History== In 1322, Weroth had its first documentary mention. ==Politics== The municipal council is made up of 11 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004. ==Economy and infrastructure== Weroth's access to the public local transport is through the bus lines 481, 482,492, 959 and 994. Weroth is located in the area of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM), zone number 410. Right nearby to the community's north runs Bundesstraße 8, leading from Limburg an der Lahn to Hennef. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 4 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line. ==Regular events== Saint Sebastian’s Day on 20 January is to this day still a holiday in Weroth, as the community was spared a Plague epidemic. Likewise held every year is the Live-Rock-Festival at the Bürgerhaus on Kirmesfreitag (“Kermis Friday”) ==References== ==External links==
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