Rückeroth

Rückeroth is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.GeographyLocationRückeroth lies 1 km from Herschbach and 4 km from Selters. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.HistoryIn 1259, Rückeroth had its first documentary mention. In the middle of the community stands an Evangelical church that was built between 1240 and 1250. Right near the church is found a very old linden tree whose exact age is unknown, although what is known is that in the Middle Ages it served as the “court linden”. In the late 19th century, a volunteer fire brigade was established, which still exists now.PoliticsCommunity councilThe council is made up of 8 council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor, who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.