Vettelschoß

Vettelschoß is a municipality in the district of Neuwied in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It includes the localities of Kalenborn, Kau, Oberwillscheid, and Willscheid, and forms part of the Verbandsgemeinde (collective municipality) of Linz am Rhein.

Vettelschoß
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Vettelschoß within Neuwied district
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Coordinates: 50°37′05″N 7°20′53″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Neuwied
Municipal assoc.	Linz am Rhein
Subdivisions	5
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Heinrich Freidel[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi)
Highest elevation	364 m (1,194 ft)
Lowest elevation	210 m (690 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	3,750
• Density	543/km2 (1,410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	53560
Dialling codes	02645
Vehicle registration	NR
Website	www.vettelschoss.de

The municipality is written with an ß, which may be replaced by ss if not available (Vettelschoss).

Vettelschoß's coat of arms was adopted in 1983.

The shoe-manufacturing company Birkenstock had its head office in Vettelschoß from the 1990s until the beginning of 2014, when it was moved to the nearby Neustadt (Wied).^[3]