Westernohe
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Westernohe | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Westernohe within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Westernohe  Westernohe | |
| Coordinates: 50°35′21″N 8°6′1″E / 50.58917°N 8.10028°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Rennerod |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Volker Abel[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.50 km2 (2.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 425 m (1,394 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 947 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56479 |
| Dialling codes | 02664 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
Westernohe is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen (34 km to the north), Wetzlar (28 km to the east) and Limburg (24 km to the south). Westernohe belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. In Westernohe itself is a big campground of the Deutsche Pfadfinderschaft Sankt Georg (DPSG).
History
In 1059, Westernohe had its first documented mention as Westernaha.
Tug of war incident
In 1995, 650 young scouts participated in a tug-of-war competition. When the rope broke, only 20 seconds into the tug, two children were killed and 102 participants suffered injuries. The rope was judged to be unsuited for the use in the related court case.[3]
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
