Gehlert

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

Gehlert
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Gehlert within Westerwaldkreis district
Gehlert Show map of Germany Gehlert Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°38′30″N 7°49′46″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Hachenburg
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Elsabe Giese[1]
Area
• Total	5.19 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	616
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	57627
Dialling codes	02662
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.gemeinde-gehlert.de

Geography

The municipality 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.

Politics

The municipal 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 municipality life.

Economy and infrastructure

Northwest of the municipality 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.