Kurtscheid
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Kurtscheid | |
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 Entry of the village | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kurtscheid
within Neuwied district  | |
 Location of Kurtscheid | |
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| Coordinates: 50°32′12″N 07°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[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 383 m (1,257 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,026 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/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 |
Kurtscheid (German pronunciation: [ˈkʊʁtˌʃaɪt]) 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.
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.
