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.ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><p>The <b>Westerwaldkreis</b> ("District of Westerwald") is a district (<i>Kreis</i>) in the north-east of <a href="/wiki/Rhineland-Palatinate" title="Rhineland-Palatinate">Rhineland-Palatinate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>. Neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) <a href="/wiki/Altenkirchen_(district)" title="Altenkirchen (district)">Altenkirchen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lahn-Dill" title="Lahn-Dill">Lahn-Dill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Limburg-Weilburg" title="Limburg-Weilburg">Limburg-Weilburg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhein-Lahn" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhein-Lahn">Rhein-Lahn</a>, the district-free city <a href="/wiki/Koblenz" title="Koblenz">Koblenz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mayen-Koblenz" title="Mayen-Koblenz">Mayen-Koblenz</a> and <a href="/wiki/Neuwied_(district)" title="Neuwied (district)">Neuwied</a>. </p><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Westerwaldkreis</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Germany" title="Districts of Germany">District</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style 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arms</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 270px; height: 300px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="270" data-height="300" data-zoom="7" data-lat="49.93" data-lon="7.46" data-overlays='["_07e361bf9f2fe61f6334317e1b302b5d2da8edea"]' href="/wiki/Special:Map/7/49.93/7.46/en"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,7,49.93,7.46,270x300.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Westerwaldkreis&revid=1215577967&groups=_07e361bf9f2fe61f6334317e1b302b5d2da8edea" width="270" height="300" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,7,49.93,7.46,270x300@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Westerwaldkreis&revid=1215577967&groups=_07e361bf9f2fe61f6334317e1b302b5d2da8edea 2x" alt="Map"></a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/States_of_Germany" title="States of Germany">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rhineland-Palatinate" title="Rhineland-Palatinate">Rhineland-Palatinate</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Capital</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Montabaur" title="Montabaur">Montabaur</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • District admin.</th><td class="infobox-data">Achim Schwickert (<a href="/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Union_of_Germany" title="Christian Democratic Union of Germany">CDU</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">988.73 km<sup>2</sup> (381.75 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(31 December 2022)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">206,282</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">210/km<sup>2</sup> (540/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td 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class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Westerwaldkreis&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p>When the area became part of <a href="/wiki/Prussia" title="Prussia">Prussia</a> in 1866 two districts covering the area were created. The northern part was covered by the Oberwesterwaldkreis with capital in Marienberg, the Unterwesterwaldkreis with capital in Montabaur covering the southern part. In 1886 a third district was added with the Westerburg district with area from both of the other two districts. In 1932 the districts structure was reformed again, the Oberwesterwaldkreis and the Westerburg district were merged to a new Oberwesterwaldkreis with capital in Westerburg. In 1974 in another reform the districts Oberwesterwaldkreis and Unterwesterwaldkreis were merged to form the Westerwaldkreis. </p><p>Together with the neighboring Rhein-Lahn district a partnership with the English county <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire" title="Northamptonshire">Northamptonshire</a> was started in 1981. As part of the partnership of <a href="/wiki/Rhineland-Palatinate" title="Rhineland-Palatinate">Rhineland-Palatinate</a> with <a href="/wiki/Rwanda" title="Rwanda">Rwanda</a> the district had a partnership with the municipality Mugesera since 1983. As in 2001 this municipality was included in the district Mirenge the partner changed. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Westerwaldkreis&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <p>The district is located in the <a href="/wiki/Westerwald" title="Westerwald">Westerwald</a> mountains. Its highest elevation is the <a href="/wiki/Fuchskaute" title="Fuchskaute">Fuchskaute</a>, at 657 m, the lowest is near Diez in the valley of the Gelbach, at 150 m. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Coat_of_arms">Coat of arms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Westerwaldkreis&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Coat of arms" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <p>The bottom part of the coat of arms show <a href="/wiki/Basalt" title="Basalt">basalt</a> pillars, as the Westerwald is of volcanic origin. There are seven pillars representing the seven <i>Verbandsgemeinden</i> of the district which have basalt or <a href="/wiki/Quartzite" title="Quartzite">quartzite</a> in their area. The green band in the middle represents the forests, the jug in the upper part the traditional <a href="/wiki/Pottery" title="Pottery">pottery</a> industry in the district. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Towns_and_municipalities">Towns and municipalities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Westerwaldkreis&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Towns and municipalities" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <table> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Verbandsgemeinde" title="Verbandsgemeinde">Verbandsgemeinden</a> </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <ul><li><b>1. <a href="/wiki/Bad_Marienberg_(Verbandsgemeinde)" title="Bad Marienberg (Verbandsgemeinde)">Bad Marienberg</a></b></li></ul> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Bad_Marienberg" title="Bad Marienberg">Bad Marienberg</a><sup>1, 2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B%C3%B6lsberg" title="Bölsberg">Bölsberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dreisbach,_Westerwaldkreis" title="Dreisbach, Westerwaldkreis">Dreisbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fehl-Ritzhausen" title="Fehl-Ritzhausen">Fehl-Ritzhausen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gro%C3%9Fseifen" title="Großseifen">Großseifen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hahn_bei_Marienberg" title="Hahn bei Marienberg">Hahn bei Marienberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardt,_Westerwaldkreis" title="Hardt, Westerwaldkreis">Hardt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hof,_Rhineland-Palatinate" title="Hof, Rhineland-Palatinate">Hof</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirburg" title="Kirburg">Kirburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Langenbach_bei_Kirburg" title="Langenbach bei Kirburg">Langenbach bei Kirburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lautzenbr%C3%BCcken" title="Lautzenbrücken">Lautzenbrücken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%B6rlen" title="Mörlen">Mörlen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neunkhausen" title="Neunkhausen">Neunkhausen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nisterau" title="Nisterau">Nisterau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nistertal" title="Nistertal">Nistertal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norken" title="Norken">Norken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stockhausen-Illfurth" title="Stockhausen-Illfurth">Stockhausen-Illfurth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unnau" title="Unnau">Unnau</a></li></ol> <ul><li><b>2. <a href="/wiki/Hachenburg_(Verbandsgemeinde)" title="Hachenburg (Verbandsgemeinde)">Hachenburg</a></b></li></ul> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Alpenrod" title="Alpenrod">Alpenrod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Astert" title="Astert">Astert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atzelgift" title="Atzelgift">Atzelgift</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borod" title="Borod">Borod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dreifelden" title="Dreifelden">Dreifelden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gehlert" title="Gehlert">Gehlert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giesenhausen" title="Giesenhausen">Giesenhausen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hachenburg" title="Hachenburg">Hachenburg</a><sup>1, 2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hattert" title="Hattert">Hattert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heimborn" title="Heimborn">Heimborn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heuzert" title="Heuzert">Heuzert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H%C3%B6chstenbach" title="Höchstenbach">Höchstenbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kroppach" title="Kroppach">Kroppach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kundert" title="Kundert">Kundert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Limbach,_Westerwaldkreis" title="Limbach, Westerwaldkreis">Limbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linden,_Westerwaldkreis" title="Linden, Westerwaldkreis">Linden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lochum" title="Lochum">Lochum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luckenbach" title="Luckenbach">Luckenbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marzhausen" title="Marzhausen">Marzhausen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merkelbach" title="Merkelbach">Merkelbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%B6rsbach" title="Mörsbach">Mörsbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mudenbach" title="Mudenbach">Mudenbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%BCndersbach" title="Mündersbach">Mündersbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%BCschenbach" title="Müschenbach">Müschenbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nister" title="Nister">Nister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ro%C3%9Fbach,_Westerwaldkreis" title="Roßbach, Westerwaldkreis">Roßbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steinebach_an_der_Wied" title="Steinebach an der Wied">Steinebach an der Wied</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stein-Wingert" title="Stein-Wingert">Stein-Wingert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Streithausen" title="Streithausen">Streithausen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wahlrod" title="Wahlrod">Wahlrod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welkenbach" title="Welkenbach">Welkenbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wied,_Rhineland-Palatinate" title="Wied, Rhineland-Palatinate">Wied</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winkelbach" title="Winkelbach">Winkelbach</a></li></ol> </td> <td> <ul><li><b>3. <a href="/wiki/H%C3%B6hr-Grenzhausen_(Verbandsgemeinde)" title="Höhr-Grenzhausen (Verbandsgemeinde)">Höhr-Grenzhausen</a></b></li></ul> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Hilgert" title="Hilgert">Hilgert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillscheid" title="Hillscheid">Hillscheid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H%C3%B6hr-Grenzhausen" title="Höhr-Grenzhausen">Höhr-Grenzhausen</a><sup>1, 2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kammerforst,_Rhineland-Palatinate" title="Kammerforst, Rhineland-Palatinate">Kammerforst</a></li></ol> <ul><li><b>4. <a href="/wiki/Montabaur_(Verbandsgemeinde)" title="Montabaur (Verbandsgemeinde)">Montabaur</a></b></li></ul> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Boden,_Germany" title="Boden, Germany">Boden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daubach,_Westerwaldkreis" title="Daubach, Westerwaldkreis">Daubach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eitelborn" title="Eitelborn">Eitelborn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gackenbach" title="Gackenbach">Gackenbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girod,_Germany" title="Girod, Germany">Girod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G%C3%B6rgeshausen" title="Görgeshausen">Görgeshausen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gro%C3%9Fholbach" title="Großholbach">Großholbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heilberscheid" title="Heilberscheid">Heilberscheid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heiligenroth" title="Heiligenroth">Heiligenroth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holler,_Germany" title="Holler, Germany">Holler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horbach,_Westerwaldkreis" title="Horbach, Westerwaldkreis">Horbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H%C3%BCbingen" title="Hübingen">Hübingen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadenbach" title="Kadenbach">Kadenbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montabaur" title="Montabaur">Montabaur</a><sup>1, 2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nentershausen,_Rhineland-Palatinate" title="Nentershausen, Rhineland-Palatinate">Nentershausen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neuh%C3%A4usel" title="Neuhäusel">Neuhäusel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niederelbert" title="Niederelbert">Niederelbert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niedererbach" title="Niedererbach">Niedererbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nomborn" title="Nomborn">Nomborn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oberelbert" title="Oberelbert">Oberelbert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruppach-Goldhausen" title="Ruppach-Goldhausen">Ruppach-Goldhausen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simmern,_Westerwaldkreis" title="Simmern, Westerwaldkreis">Simmern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stahlhofen" title="Stahlhofen">Stahlhofen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Untershausen" title="Untershausen">Untershausen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welschneudorf" title="Welschneudorf">Welschneudorf</a></li></ol> <ul><li><b>5. <a href="/wiki/Ransbach-Baumbach_(Verbandsgemeinde)" title="Ransbach-Baumbach (Verbandsgemeinde)">Ransbach-Baumbach</a></b></li></ul> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Alsbach,_Westerwaldkreis" title="Alsbach, Westerwaldkreis">Alsbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breitenau,_Germany" title="Breitenau, Germany">Breitenau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caan,_Germany" title="Caan, Germany">Caan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deesen" title="Deesen">Deesen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hundsdorf" title="Hundsdorf">Hundsdorf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nauort" title="Nauort">Nauort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oberhaid,_Rhineland-Palatinate" title="Oberhaid, Rhineland-Palatinate">Oberhaid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ransbach-Baumbach" title="Ransbach-Baumbach">Ransbach-Baumbach</a><sup>1, 2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sessenbach" title="Sessenbach">Sessenbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wirscheid" title="Wirscheid">Wirscheid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wittgert" title="Wittgert">Wittgert</a></li></ol> </td> <td> <ul><li><b>6. <a href="/wiki/Rennerod_(Verbandsgemeinde)" title="Rennerod (Verbandsgemeinde)">Rennerod</a></b></li></ul> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Bretthausen" title="Bretthausen">Bretthausen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elsoff" title="Elsoff">Elsoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hellenhahn-Schellenberg" title="Hellenhahn-Schellenberg">Hellenhahn-Schellenberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homberg,_Westerwaldkreis" title="Homberg, Westerwaldkreis">Homberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H%C3%BCblingen" title="Hüblingen">Hüblingen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irmtraut" title="Irmtraut">Irmtraut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liebenscheid" title="Liebenscheid">Liebenscheid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neunkirchen,_Westerwaldkreis" title="Neunkirchen, Westerwaldkreis">Neunkirchen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neustadt,_Westerwaldkreis" title="Neustadt, Westerwaldkreis">Neustadt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niederro%C3%9Fbach" title="Niederroßbach">Niederroßbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nister-M%C3%B6hrendorf" title="Nister-Möhrendorf">Nister-Möhrendorf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oberrod" title="Oberrod">Oberrod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oberro%C3%9Fbach" title="Oberroßbach">Oberroßbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rehe,_Germany" title="Rehe, Germany">Rehe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rennerod" title="Rennerod">Rennerod</a><sup>1, 2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salzburg,_Germany" title="Salzburg, Germany">Salzburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seck" title="Seck">Seck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stein-Neukirch" title="Stein-Neukirch">Stein-Neukirch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waigandshain" title="Waigandshain">Waigandshain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waldm%C3%BChlen" title="Waldmühlen">Waldmühlen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westernohe" title="Westernohe">Westernohe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willingen,_Rhineland-Palatinate" title="Willingen, Rhineland-Palatinate">Willingen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zehnhausen_bei_Rennerod" title="Zehnhausen bei Rennerod">Zehnhausen bei Rennerod</a></li></ol> <ul><li><b>7. <a href="/wiki/Selters_(Verbandsgemeinde)" title="Selters (Verbandsgemeinde)">Selters</a></b></li></ul> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Ellenhausen" title="Ellenhausen">Ellenhausen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ewighausen" title="Ewighausen">Ewighausen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freilingen" title="Freilingen">Freilingen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freirachdorf" title="Freirachdorf">Freirachdorf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goddert" title="Goddert">Goddert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartenfels" title="Hartenfels">Hartenfels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herschbach,_Selters" title="Herschbach, Selters">Herschbach, Selters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kr%C3%BCmmel" title="Krümmel">Krümmel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marienrachdorf" title="Marienrachdorf">Marienrachdorf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maroth" title="Maroth">Maroth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maxsain" title="Maxsain">Maxsain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nordhofen" title="Nordhofen">Nordhofen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quirnbach,_Westerwaldkreis" title="Quirnbach, Westerwaldkreis">Quirnbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%BCckeroth" title="Rückeroth">Rückeroth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schenkelberg" title="Schenkelberg">Schenkelberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Selters,_Rhineland-Palatinate" title="Selters, Rhineland-Palatinate">Selters</a><sup>1, 2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sessenhausen" title="Sessenhausen">Sessenhausen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steinen,_Rhineland-Palatinate" title="Steinen, Rhineland-Palatinate">Steinen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vielbach" title="Vielbach">Vielbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weidenhahn" title="Weidenhahn">Weidenhahn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W%C3%B6lferlingen" title="Wölferlingen">Wölferlingen</a></li></ol> </td> <td> <ul><li><b>8. <a href="/wiki/Wallmerod_(Verbandsgemeinde)" title="Wallmerod (Verbandsgemeinde)">Wallmerod</a></b></li></ul> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Arnsh%C3%B6fen" title="Arnshöfen">Arnshöfen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berod_bei_Wallmerod" title="Berod bei Wallmerod">Berod bei Wallmerod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bilkheim" title="Bilkheim">Bilkheim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dreikirchen" title="Dreikirchen">Dreikirchen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elbingen" title="Elbingen">Elbingen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ettinghausen,_Germany" title="Ettinghausen, Germany">Ettinghausen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hahn_am_See" title="Hahn am See">Hahn am See</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herschbach,_Wallmerod" title="Herschbach, Wallmerod">Herschbach, Wallmerod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hundsangen" title="Hundsangen">Hundsangen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuhnh%C3%B6fen" title="Kuhnhöfen">Kuhnhöfen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%A4hren" title="Mähren">Mähren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meudt" title="Meudt">Meudt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Molsberg_(Germany)" title="Molsberg (Germany)">Molsberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niederahr" title="Niederahr">Niederahr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oberahr" title="Oberahr">Oberahr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obererbach,_Westerwaldkreis" title="Obererbach, Westerwaldkreis">Obererbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salz,_Rhineland-Palatinate" title="Salz, Rhineland-Palatinate">Salz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steinefrenz" title="Steinefrenz">Steinefrenz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wallmerod" title="Wallmerod">Wallmerod</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weroth" title="Weroth">Weroth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zehnhausen_bei_Wallmerod" title="Zehnhausen bei Wallmerod">Zehnhausen bei Wallmerod</a></li></ol> <ul><li><b>9. <a href="/wiki/Westerburg_(Verbandsgemeinde)" title="Westerburg (Verbandsgemeinde)">Westerburg</a></b></li></ul> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Ailertchen" title="Ailertchen">Ailertchen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bellingen,_Rhineland-Palatinate" title="Bellingen, Rhineland-Palatinate">Bellingen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berzhahn" title="Berzhahn">Berzhahn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandscheid,_Westerwaldkreis" title="Brandscheid, Westerwaldkreis">Brandscheid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enspel" title="Enspel">Enspel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gem%C3%BCnden,_Westerwaldkreis" title="Gemünden, Westerwaldkreis">Gemünden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girkenroth" title="Girkenroth">Girkenroth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guckheim" title="Guckheim">Guckheim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halbs" title="Halbs">Halbs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H%C3%A4rtlingen" title="Härtlingen">Härtlingen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hergenroth" title="Hergenroth">Hergenroth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H%C3%B6hn" title="Höhn">Höhn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaden" title="Kaden">Kaden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6lbingen" title="Kölbingen">Kölbingen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Langenhahn" title="Langenhahn">Langenhahn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pottum" title="Pottum">Pottum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rotenhain" title="Rotenhain">Rotenhain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rothenbach" title="Rothenbach">Rothenbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stahlhofen_am_Wiesensee" title="Stahlhofen am Wiesensee">Stahlhofen am Wiesensee</a></li> 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– German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Westerwaldkreis" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distrito_de_Westerwald" title="Distrito de Westerwald – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Distrito de Westerwald" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distrikto_Westerwald" title="Distrikto Westerwald – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Distrikto Westerwald" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B3" title="وستروالدکرایس – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="وستروالدکرایس" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissement_de_Westerwald" title="Arrondissement de Westerwald – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Arrondissement de Westerwald" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerwaldkreis" title="Westerwaldkreis – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Westerwaldkreis" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8E%D5%A5%D5%BD%D5%BF%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%A4_(%D5%B7%D6%80%D5%BB%D5%A1%D5%B6)" title="Վեստերվալդ (շրջան) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Վեստերվալդ (շրջան)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerwaldkreis" title="Westerwaldkreis – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Westerwaldkreis" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ie mw-list-item"><a href="https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerwaldkreis" title="Westerwaldkreis – Interlingue" lang="ie" hreflang="ie" data-title="Westerwaldkreis" data-language-autonym="Interlingue" data-language-local-name="Interlingue" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingue</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circondario_del_Westerwald" title="Circondario del Westerwald – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Circondario del Westerwald" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%95%E1%83%94%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%95%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%98%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98" title="ვესტერვალდის რაიონი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ვესტერვალდის რაიონი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4_(%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD)" title="Вестервальд (аудан) – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Вестервальд (аудан)" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerwaldkreis" title="Westerwaldkreis – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Westerwaldkreis" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerwaldkreis" title="Westerwaldkreis – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Westerwaldkreis" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerwaldkreis" title="Westerwaldkreis – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Westerwaldkreis" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerwaldkreis" title="Westerwaldkreis – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Westerwaldkreis" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E9%83%A1" title="ヴェスターヴァルト郡 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ヴェスターヴァルト郡" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%88_%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3" title="لیندا والڈ کرائیس – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="لیندا والڈ کرائیس" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerwaldkreis" title="Westerwaldkreis – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Westerwaldkreis" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distrito_da_Floresta_Ocidental" title="Distrito da Floresta Ocidental – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Distrito da Floresta Ocidental" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Districtul_Westerwald" title="Districtul Westerwald – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Districtul Westerwald" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4_(%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%BD)" title="Вестервальд (район) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Вестервальд (район)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerwaldkreis" title="Westerwaldkreis – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Westerwaldkreis" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerwaldkreis" title="Westerwaldkreis – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Westerwaldkreis" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerwaldkreis" title="Westerwaldkreis – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Westerwaldkreis" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4_(%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%BD)" title="Вестервальд (район) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Вестервальд (район)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerwaldkreis" title="Westerwaldkreis – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Westerwaldkreis" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerwaldkreis" title="Westerwaldkreis – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Westerwaldkreis" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9F%A6%E6%96%AF%E7%89%B9%E6%9E%97%E5%B1%B1%E5%8E%BF" title="韦斯特林山县 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="韦斯特林山县" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>中文</span></a></li></ul> </section> </div> <div class="minerva-footer-logo"><img src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" 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