Goddert
Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Goddert is an Ortsgemeinde (a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde) in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Goddert
within Westerwaldkreis district
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 Location of Goddert | |
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| Coordinates: 50°32′57″N 7°44′49″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Selters (Westerwald) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Peter Aller[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.39 km2 (0.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 446 |
| • Density | 187/km2 (483/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56244 |
| Dialling codes | 02626 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.selters-ww.de |
Geography
The rural residential community of Goddert lies three km (1.9 mi) north of Selters in the centre of the Westerwald.
History
In 1476, Goddert had its first documentary mention under the names Gonderode und Goderoth. In 1972, in the course of municipal restructuring, the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, to which Goddert belongs, was founded.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of eight council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
Seat apportionment at community council:
| WG Kohlenberg | Grüne | Total | |
| 2004 | 7 | 1 | 8 seats |
Economy and infrastructure
Northwest of the community runs Bundesstraße 413 leading from Bendorf to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Mogendorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
