Kurtscheid

Kurtscheid
Kurtscheid
Municipality
	Entry of the village
	Coat of arms
	Location of Kurtscheid within Neuwied district
	Kurtscheid Kurtscheid
	Coordinates: 50°32′12″N07°27′57″E / 50.53667°N 7.46583°E Coordinates: 50°32′12″N07°27′57″E / 50.53667°N 7.46583°E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Neuwied
Municipal assoc.	Rengsdorf-Waldbreitbach
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Ferdinand Wittlich
Area
• Total	5.10 km2 (1.97 sq mi)
Elevation	383 m (1,257 ft)
Population (2021-12-31)
• Total	976
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	56581
Dialling codes	02634
Vehicle registration	NR
Website	www.kurtscheid.de

Last updated March 01, 2023

Kurtscheid is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The village is located in the natural preserve Rhein-Westerwald. Kurtscheid is 401 metres above sea level and is hence the highest municipality in the district of Neuwied.

History

In 1314, the village was officially mentioned for the first time as "Curtsheit".

During the time of the Protestant reformation, Kurtscheid was situated on the border of the County of Wied and the Archbishopric of Cologne. In 1546, the Count of Wied decided to select Lutheranism as the general religion within his county. Thus, following the agreement of the Peace Treaty of Augsburg, all inhabitants of his county had to convert their religion accordingly. However, the citizens of Kurtscheid did not want to convert. Therefore, they demolished 11 houses which were situated on the duke's territory and rebuilt them on the archbishop's catholic part of the village. Kurtscheid stayed catholic and for the following centuries, a confessional border divided it from its Protestant neighbours.

Politics

The parish council consists of 12 members and the honorary mayor.

Seating in the elected council:^[3]

	CDU	SPD	FWG	Total
2009	9	0	7	16 seats

(Status: local elections on June 7, 2009)

Coat of arms

The crossed bars taken from the coat of arms of the County of Wied and the black cross coming from the Archbishopric of Cologne's coat are reminders of the century-long separation of Kurtscheid into parts belonging to the County of Wied and to Cologne, respectively. The mountain with three hills represents Kurtscheid's geographic position as highest municipality in the district of Neuwied. The golden colour symbolises agriculture life while the green colour indicates the grand amount of forests covering the municipality's territory. The silvern gear wheel represents both the former silver and iron ore mines and today's industry.

Economy and Infra structure

The B 256 leading from Neuwied to Altenkirchen passes the village in the east.
The next junction of autobahn A3 is called Neuwied.
The next high speed (ICE) train station is in Montabaur , serving the link Cologne - Frankfurt.

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References

↑ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Neuwied, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
↑ "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.
↑ Verbandsgemeinderatswahlen 2009 - Election results (in German)

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[1] Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Neuwied, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.

[2] "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.

[3] Verbandsgemeinderatswahlen 2009 - Election results (in German)

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