Weroth

Weroth is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.GeographyLocationThe community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Limburg an der Lahn. Weroth lies 290 m above sea level. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.Neighbouring communitiesWeroth’s neighbours are Hundsangen, Wallmerod, Dreikirchen and Steinefrenz.HistoryIn 1322, Weroth had its first documentary mention.PoliticsCommunity councilThe council is made up of 11 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.Economy and infrastructureTransportRight nearby to the community’s north runs Bundesstraße 8, leading from Limburg an der Lahn to Hennef. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez on the A 3 (Cologne - Frankfurt), some 4 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.