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Salz, Rhineland-Palatinate
Salz is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald, between Montabaur and Rennerod. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. History In 1150, Salz had its first documentary mention. Politics The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004. Culture and sightseeing The Catholic parish church of St. Adelphus is a Romanesque basilica with a Late Gothic quire. Lying buried in the church is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s grandfathers. Economy and infrastructure Just west of the community runs ''Bundesstraße'' 8, linking Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef. The nearest Autobahn interchange is '' Diez'' on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 13 km away. The nearest Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verbandsgemeinde
A Verbandsgemeinde (; plural Verbandsgemeinden) is a low-level administrative unit in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt. A Verbandsgemeinde is typically composed of a small group of villages or towns. Rhineland-Palatinate The state of Rhineland-Palatinate is divided into 163 Verbandsgemeinden, which are municipal associations grouped within the 24 districts of the state and subdivided into 2,257 Ortsgemeinden (singular Ortsgemeinde) which comprise single settlements. Most of the Verbandsgemeinden were established in 1969. Formerly the name for an administrative unit was ''Amt''. Most of the functions of municipal government for several municipalities are consolidated and administered centrally from a larger or more central town or municipality among the group, while the individual municipalities (Ortsgemeinden) still maintain a limited degree of local autonomy. Saxony-Anhalt The 11 districts of Saxony-Anhalt are divided into ''Verwaltungsgemein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |