Wirscheid


Wirscheid 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 Koblenz and Altenkirchen in the Kannenbäckerland. Wirscheid belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1547, Wirscheid had its first mention in a historical document as Wersched.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 11 council members, including the extraofficial mayor, who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

with its Höhr-Grenzhausen interchange lies 6 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.