Selters, Rhineland-Palatinate
Selters | |
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Location of Selters within Westerwaldkreis district Selters (Westerwald) | |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Rolf Jung[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 8.71 km2 (3.36 sq mi) |
Elevation | 248 m (814 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,937 |
• Density | 340/km2 (870/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 56242 |
Dialling codes | 02626 |
Vehicle registration | WW |
Website | www.stadt-selters-westerwald.de |
Selters is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Selters is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality.
Geography
The city is located in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen, roughly 12 km northwest of Montabaur, and 25 km northeast of Koblenz.
History
In 1194/1198, Selters had its first documentary mention as Saltres. On
Religion
Catholic Church
The
Evangelical Church
The
Politics
The town council is made up of 22 council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Apportionment of seats on town council:
SPD |
CDU |
BLS |
Total | |
2004 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 22 seats |
Economy and infrastructure
The town lies west of
Notable people
- John Peter Altgeld (1847–1902), served as the 20th Governor of Illinois from 1893-1897.
- Maria Friedrich-Boerger (1959), Foreign Service Officer
Sources
Landjuden in Selters/Westerwald. In: Nassauische Annalen, Bd. 108. Wiesbaden 1997, S. 169-183. Erinnern für die Zukunft. 60 Jahre nach der Befreiung von der Nazi-Herrschaft im Westerwald
References
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.