Ehlscheid is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Part of the municipality are also three Wohnplätze, namely Forsthaus Gommerscheid, Hof Talblick and Talhof.[3] (Forsthaus may be translated as forester's lodge, Hof (in that case) as homestead).
Ehlscheid | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ehlscheid within Neuwied district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°30′58″N 7°28′05″E / 50.51611°N 7.46806°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Neuwied |
| Municipal assoc. | Rengsdorf-Waldbreitbach |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Ingelore Runkel[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.29 km2 (2.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,550 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56581 |
| Dialling codes | 02634 |
| Vehicle registration | NR |
| Website | www.ehlscheid.de |
On June 1, 1958, an open-air bath was opened in Ehlscheid. It was closed in 2012 due to technical problems.[4] In 2016, the pool was leveled and filled with earth.[5]
The Rockefeller family has its roots in Ehlscheid, but also in the abandoned village of Rockenfeld and in Fahr (both today part of Neuwied).[6]
References
edit- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Neuwied, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ "Amtliches Verzeichnis der Gemeinden und Gemeindeteile" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2021. p. 50. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Freibad Ehlscheid" (in German). municipality Ehlscheid. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Ehlscheid: Schwimmbecken soll bis Mai verfüllt sein". Rhein-Zeitung (in German). 25 February 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Rockefeller hatte Neuwieder Wurzeln" [Rockefeller had Neuwiedian roots] (in German). Rhein Zeitung. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
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