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Ötzingen
Ötzingen is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community lies at the foot of the Malberg, a wooded volcanic cone found within the neighbouring community of Moschheim. Other neighbouring communities are Leuterod, Niederahr, Oberahr, Ettinghausen, Kuhnhöfen, Niedersayn and Helferskirchen. Along the edge of the community winds the Aubach, which rises in the outlying centre of Sainerholz some 3 km from the community's main centre. Ötzingen belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Wirges, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. As is so throughout the so-called Kannenbäckerland (“Jug Bakers’ Land”, a small region known for its traditional Toilet chicken industry), clay quarrying plays an important role. Somewhat outside the community is found a production centre for world-famous clay mosaics. Ötzingen has one outlying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leuterod
Leuterod is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Neighbouring municipalities Leuterod's immediate neighbours are Moschheim in the southeast, Ötzingen in the northeast, Siershahn in the west, and Wirges in the southwest. Location Together with the first two municipalities named above, Leuterod borders in the east on the Malberg (Westerwaldkreis), Malberg, whose elevation of 422 m above sea level makes it the most notable feature on the landscape north of Montabaur. The river Aubach divides the municipality into two zones (''Bereiche'' in German language, German): the ''Unterdorf'' (“Lower Village”) and the ''Insel'' (“Island”). The municipality belongs to the Wirges (Verbandsgemeinde), Wirges Verbandsgemeinde (the municipal association of Wirges). Constituent municipalities Leuterod's ''Ortsteile'' are Leuterod and Hosten. History Leuterod's history reaches v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |