Heilberscheid

Heilberscheid is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Heilberscheid
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Heilberscheid within Westerwaldkreis district
Heilberscheid Heilberscheid
Coordinates: 50°24′44″N 7°53′34″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Montabaur
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Markus Thome
Area
• Total	6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Elevation	310 m (1,020 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	662
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	56412
Dialling codes	06485
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.vg-montabaur.de

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Limburg an der Lahn in the Nassau Nature Park. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality.

History

In 1362, Heilberscheid had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Coat of arms

The community's arms show a Madonna in the middle in a grotto with a model of Heilberscheid's Marienkappelle (built 1889-1891). The hornbeam twigs refer to the widespread hornbeams that grow in the Heilberscheid Forest. The background tinctures, red and silver, are from the arms borne by the Electorate of Trier.

Economy and infrastructure

The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 5 km away.

External links

• Heilberscheid in the collective municipality’s Web pages (in German)