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Kurtscheid's geographic position as highest municipality in the district of Neuwied. The golden colour symbolises agriculture life while the green colour indicates the grand amount of forests covering the municipality's territory. The silvern gear wheel represents both the former silver and iron ore mines and today's industry.
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The crossed bars taken from the coat of arms of the County of Wied and the black cross coming from the
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The parish council consists of 12 members and the honorary mayor.
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366:200/km (510/sq mi)
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465:Rhineland-Palatinate
432:Vehicle registration
363: • Density
280:Rhineland-Palatinate
248:50.53667°N 7.46583°E
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609:Cologne - Frankfurt
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461:district of Neuwied
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187:Show map of Germany
1056:Neuwied (district)
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355: • Total
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33:Municipality
1003:Vettelschoß
983:Straßenhaus
893:Niederhofen
793:Hammerstein
738:Bruchhausen
733:Breitscheid
251: /
212:Kurtscheid
180:Kurtscheid
24:Kurtscheid
1045:Categories
988:Thalhausen
948:Rheinbrohl
853:Linkenbach
848:Leutesdorf
838:Kurtscheid
808:Harschbach
768:Döttesfeld
748:Dattenberg
616:References
590:is called
453:Kurtscheid
350:Population
310:Government
239:07°27′57″E
236:50°32′12″N
1013:Windhagen
938:Rengsdorf
923:Puderbach
918:Ockenfels
913:Oberraden
903:Oberdreis
843:Leubsdorf
818:Hümmerich
778:Ehlscheid
753:Datzeroth
604:Montabaur
547:16 seats
398:UTC+02:00
377:UTC+01:00
372:Time zone
342:Elevation
292:Neuwied
963:Rüscheid
878:Neustadt
873:Melsbach
868:Meinborn
823:Isenburg
773:Dürrholz
763:Dierdorf
758:Dernbach
743:Buchholz
728:Bonefeld
713:Anhausen
498:Politics
486:and the
287:District
1018:Woldert
978:Steimel
973:Stebach
958:Roßbach
933:Raubach
928:Ratzert
883:Neuwied
803:Hardert
798:Hanroth
651:. 2023.
592:Neuwied
577:Neuwied
475:History
469:Germany
459:in the
441:Website
268:Germany
264:Country
998:Urbach
813:Hausen
718:Asbach
993:Unkel
783:Erpel
645:(PDF)
573:B 256
529:Total
455:is a
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415:56581
317:Mayor
275:State
571:The
535:2009
402:CEST
329:Area
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521:SPD
516:CDU
391:DST
381:CET
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