Welschneudorf
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Welschneudorf | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Welschneudorf within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Welschneudorf  Welschneudorf | |
| Coordinates: 50°22′24″N 7°47′53″E / 50.37333°N 7.79806°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Montabaur |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Günther Perlick[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 415 m (1,362 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 972 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56412 |
| Dialling codes | 02608 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.vg-montabaur.de |
Welschneudorf is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – and a Luftkurort (“air health resort”) in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
The community lies in the Lower Westerwald between Koblenz and Limburg an der Lahn in the Nassau Nature Park. Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
In 1453, Welschneudorf had its first documentary mention as Nudorff. In 1817, it was burnt down by advancing French troops.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 16 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
