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 | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Vettelschoß within Neuwied district  | |
  Vettelschoß  Vettelschoß | |
| Coordinates: 50°37′05″N 7°20′53″E / 50.61806°N 7.34806°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 (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,771 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/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]
References edit
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Neuwied, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ press release 15 October 2013 (in German)
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