Girod, Germany

Girod is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Girod, Germany
Municipality
Coat of arms of Girod, Germany
Coat of arms
Location of Girod, Germany within Westerwaldkreis district
Girod, Germany is located in Germany
Girod, Germany
Girod, Germany
Girod, Germany is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Girod, Germany
Girod, Germany
Coordinates: 50°27′03″N 7°54′36″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Montabaur
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Hans-Jürgen Herbst[1]
Area
 • Total7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi)
Elevation
265 m (869 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,206
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56412
Dialling codes06485
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.vg-montabaur.de

Geography

Location

The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Gießen on the Eisenbach and on the edge of the Nassau Nature Park. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality.

Constituent communities

Girod has one outlying Ortsteil named Kleinholbach. The two once autonomous villages are separated by the A 3.

History

In 1235, Girod had its first documentary mention.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 16 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Girod has a request stop on the Lower Westerwald Railway (Unterwesterwaldbahn), Siershahn–Montabaur–Limburg, at which stop regional trains roughly every two hours, run by the Vectus Verkehrsgesellschaft. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are Montabaur and Diez on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), each 5 km away.

References
  1. Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.


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