Girod, Germany
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Girod, Germany | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Girod, Germany within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Girod, Germany  Girod, Germany | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′03″N 7°54′36″E / 50.45083°N 7.91000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Montabaur |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Hans-Jürgen Herbst[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 265 m (869 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• 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.
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
The municipal council is made up of 16 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
