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Girod has a request stop on the ''Unterwesterwaldbahn'' |
Girod has a request stop on the Lower Westerwald Railway (''Unterwesterwaldbahn''), [[Siershahn]]–[[Montabaur station|Montabaur]]–[[Limburg (Lahn) station|Limburg]]) at which stop regional trains roughly every two hours, run by the Vectus Verkehrsgesellschaft. The nearest [[Autobahn]] [[interchange (road)|interchange]]s are ''Montabaur'' and ''[[Diez, Germany|Diez]]'' on the [[Bundesautobahn 3|A 3]] ([[Cologne]]–[[Frankfurt am Main|Frankfurt]]), each 5 km away. |
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Revision as of 02:03, 17 June 2013
Girod, Germany | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Girod, Germany within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Montabaur |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Karl-Heinz Fend |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 265 m (869 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,208 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56412 |
| Dialling codes | 06485 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.vg-montabaur.de |
Girod is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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
Community council
The 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
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
External links
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