District Westerwaldkreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 5.19 km² Population 572 (31 Dec 2008) Dialling code 02662 | Elevation 400 m (1,300 ft) Postal codes 57627 Local time Saturday 1:14 PM Postal code 57627 | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind SE at 13 km/h, 45% Humidity | ||
Gehlert is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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Map of 57627 Gehlert, Germany
Location
The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen, roughly 2 km south of Hachenburg. Gehlert belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
In 1255, Gehlert had its first documentary mention as Geilinrode.
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.
Regular events
The yearly Whitsun kermis is the highlight of community life.
Transport
Northwest of the community runs Bundesstraße 413 leading from Bendorf (near Koblenz) to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen, Wilnsdorf and Herborn on the A 45 (Dortmund–Gießen) and also in Mogendorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.