Spesenroth
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Spesenroth | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Spesenroth within Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°3′1″N 7°27′38″E / 50.05028°N 7.46056°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Kastellaun |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Volker Boos[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.51 km2 (1.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 142 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56288 |
| Dialling codes | 06762 |
| Vehicle registration | SIM |
| Website | www |
Spesenroth is Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kastellaun, whose seat is in the like-named town.
Location
The municipality lies in the central Hunsrück. The village is perched on a hilltop between the Külzbach valley to the south and the town of Kastellaun 2 km to the northwest. The municipal area measures 3.51 km², of which 0.32 km² is mixed forest.
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History
In 1427, Spesenroth had its first documentary mention and belonged to the Amt of Kastellaun in the County of Sponheim. Beginning in 1794, Spesenroth lay under French rule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
