Wallmerod
Encyclopedia
Wallmerod is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde
– in the Westerwaldkreis
in Rhineland-Palatinate
, Germany
.
between Montabaur
and Rennerod
. The community is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod
, a kind of collective municipality.
, in the east on the community of Molsberg
, in the south on the community of Weroth
, and in the west on the community of Berod
. To the southeast lies Hundsangen
, which can easily be reachd over Bundesstraße
8.
In the Duchy of Nassau, the seat of the Amt of Meudt
was shifted from Montabaur to Wallmerod, and given the new name Amt Wallmerod.
In the course of administrative reform, Wallmerod became the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde in 1972.
The community, which today has some 1,400 inhabitants, was, owing to its location, already of great importance early on. Bundesstraße 8 running through the middle of Wallmerod and formerly called Hohe Straße (“High Road”) or Kölnische Straße (“Cologne Road”), was likely, in its main branch, an age-old transport link from the northwest to the southeast (from Antwerp to Innsbruck
).
; cognate with “Roding” found in some English placenames). The two churches stand for the community’s Evangelical
and Catholic churches.
Buildings under monumental protection are, among others, the tithe house built in 1834, the prison from the first half of the 19th century and the old bakehouse.
Wallmerod lies favourably with regard to transport on the old trade road (Hohe Straße), nowadays called Bundesstraße 8, between Frankfurt am Main (78 km) and Cologne
(103 km) in the southern Westerwald. The Autobahn interchange
Diez/Wallmerod on the A 3 (Cologne
–Frankfurt) is 9 km away.
Wallmerod lies on the Westerwaldquerbahn (railway), now only used for goods services. The nearest passenger stations, however, are Dreikirchen
and Steinefrenz
on the Unterwesterwaldbahn. The InterCityExpress
station at Montabaur is 13 km away, and the one at Limburg Süd is 21 km away.
(born 14 January 1847 in Wallmerod; died 13 January 1923 in Berlin) was a German physician, anatomist and pathologist.
Verbandsgemeinde
A Verbandsgemeinde is an administrative unit in the German Bundesländer of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt.-Rhineland-Palatinate:...
– in the Westerwaldkreis
Westerwaldkreis
The Westerwaldkreis is a district in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany...
in Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Location
Wallmerod lies in the WesterwaldWesterwald
The Westerwald is a low mountain range on the right bank of the River Rhine in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a part of the Rhine Massif...
between Montabaur
Montabaur
Montabaur is a town and the district seat of the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. At the same time, it is also the administrative centre of the Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur – a kind of collective municipality – to which 24 other communities belong...
and Rennerod
Rennerod
Rennerod is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Verbandsgemeinde of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality...
. The community is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod
Wallmerod (Verbandsgemeinde)
Wallmerod is a Verbandsgemeinde in the district Westerwaldkreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Wallmerod.- History :...
, a kind of collective municipality.
Neighbouring communities
Wallmerod borders in the north on the community of BilkheimBilkheim
Bilkheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.-Location:...
, in the east on the community of Molsberg
Molsberg
Molsberg is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.- Location :...
, in the south on the community of Weroth
Weroth
Weroth is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.-Location:...
, and in the west on the community of Berod
Berod bei Wallmerod
Berod bei Wallmerod is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.-Location:...
. To the southeast lies Hundsangen
Hundsangen
Hundsangen is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.-Location:...
, which can easily be reachd over Bundesstraße
Bundesstraße
Bundesstraße , abbreviated B, is the denotation for German and Austrian national highways.-Germany:...
8.
History
On 4 February 1276, Wallmerode had its first documentary mention. On this day the Archbishops of Cologne and Trier and the Counts Gerhard von Diez, Heinrich von Sponheim and Diether von Molsberg all met, at which time Count Diether von Molsberg and his wife, Lisa von Isenburg, sealed a pledge in future not to harm the Marienstatt Monastery any longer, and to relinquish thereto all rights for evermore. Thus, in two archbishops’ and several princes’ presence, was a longstanding dispute between the Marienstatt Monastery and the Lords of Molsberg laid to rest.In the Duchy of Nassau, the seat of the Amt of Meudt
Meudt
Meudt is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the second biggest community in the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality....
was shifted from Montabaur to Wallmerod, and given the new name Amt Wallmerod.
In the course of administrative reform, Wallmerod became the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde in 1972.
The community, which today has some 1,400 inhabitants, was, owing to its location, already of great importance early on. Bundesstraße 8 running through the middle of Wallmerod and formerly called Hohe Straße (“High Road”) or Kölnische Straße (“Cologne Road”), was likely, in its main branch, an age-old transport link from the northwest to the southeast (from Antwerp to Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
).
Population development
| Year | 1815 | 1835 | 1871 | 1905 | 1939 | 1950 | 1961 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 244 | 478 | 544 | 484 | 599 | 669 | 676 | 791 | 762 | 1007 | 1263 | 1315 |
Coat of arms
The spade with the W refers to the community’s name. The W is, of course, the initial letter, but moreover, the spade stands for the placename element –rod, from the root of Rodung (“clearing” in GermanGerman language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
; cognate with “Roding” found in some English placenames). The two churches stand for the community’s Evangelical
Evangelical Church in Germany
The Evangelical Church in Germany is a federation of 22 Lutheran, Unified and Reformed Protestant regional church bodies in Germany. The EKD is not a church in a theological understanding because of the denominational differences. However, the member churches share full pulpit and altar...
and Catholic churches.
Buildings
Sport
On 1 December 2006, the sport and culture hall was dedicated, which the Ortsgemeinde of Wallmerod shares with the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod.Economy and infrastructure
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
(103 km) in the southern Westerwald. The Autobahn interchange
Interchange (road)
In the field of road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically uses grade separation, and one or more ramps, to permit traffic on at least one highway to pass through the junction without directly crossing any other traffic stream. It differs from a standard intersection, at which...
Diez/Wallmerod on the A 3 (Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
–Frankfurt) is 9 km away.
Wallmerod lies on the Westerwaldquerbahn (railway), now only used for goods services. The nearest passenger stations, however, are Dreikirchen
Dreikirchen
Dreikirchen is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.-Location:...
and Steinefrenz
Steinefrenz
Steinefrenz is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.-Location:...
on the Unterwesterwaldbahn. The InterCityExpress
InterCityExpress
The Intercity-Express or ICE is a system of high-speed trains predominantly running in Germany and neighbouring countries. It is the highest service category offered by DB Fernverkehr and is the flagship of Deutsche Bahn...
station at Montabaur is 13 km away, and the one at Limburg Süd is 21 km away.
Sons and daughters of the town
Johannes OrthJohannes Orth
Johannes Orth was a German pathologist who was a native of Wallmerod. He studied medicine at the University of Bonn, earning his doctorate in 1872. Afterwards he became an assistant to Rudolf Virchow in Berlin...
(born 14 January 1847 in Wallmerod; died 13 January 1923 in Berlin) was a German physician, anatomist and pathologist.