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Irmtraut

Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Irmtraut
Location of Irmtraut within Westerwaldkreis district
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Coordinates: 50°33′20′′N 8°03′41′′E / 50.55556°N 8.06139°E / 50.55556; 8.06139
CountryGermany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Rennerod
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Jens Peter Heun[1]
Area
 • Total
4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Elevation360 m (1,180 ft)
Population
 (2022年12月31日)[2]
 • Total
804
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56479
Dialling codes 06436
Vehicle registration WW
Websitewww.irmtraut.de

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

Geography

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The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen and Limburg at the boundary with Hesse. Irmtraut belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality.

History

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In 879, Irmtraut had its first documentary mention when Gebhard, Count of the Lahngau donated holdings here to the St. Severus Monastery in Gemünden.

Politics

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The municipal council is made up of 14 council members, who all belong to the Wählergemeinschaft ("Voters' Community"), and who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

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Running right through the community is Bundesstraße 54, leading from Limburg an der Lahn to Siegen. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Limburg-Nord on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt), some 20 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

See also

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References

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2. Armentrout Family History 1739-1978 by Russell S. Armentrout, Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society (1980)

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Towns and municipalities in Westerwaldkreis

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