Liebenscheid
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Liebenscheid | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Liebenscheid within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Liebenscheid  Liebenscheid | |
| Coordinates: 50°41′50″N 8°5′54″E / 50.69722°N 8.09833°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Rennerod |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Mechthild Hoffmann[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.56 km2 (4.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 535 m (1,755 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 827 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56479 |
| Dialling codes | 02667 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.rennerod.de |
Liebenscheid is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Location
The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen and Limburg on the boundaries with North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse. Liebenscheid belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality.
Constituent communities
Liebenscheid has two outlying centres named Weißenberg and Löhnfeld.
History
In 1341, Liebenscheid had its first documentary mention in a partition treaty between the sons of Count Johann I of Nassau-Dillenburg. At this time there also stood Schloss Liebenscheid, a residential castle, which was later taken down.
In 1360, Liebenscheid, together with the neighbouring village of Weißenberg, was granted town rights by Emperor Karl IV, whereby the Emperor bestowed upon the two places the same rights that the Imperial town of Wetzlar held.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in municipal elections.
