Vettelschoß
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Vettelschoß | |
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  Vettelschoß Location within Germany  Vettelschoß Location within Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| 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) |
| Elevation | 210–364 m (689–1,194 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31)[3] | |
• Total | 3,686 |
| • Density | 533/km2 (1,380/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 |
Vettelschoß (German pronunciation: [ˈfɛtl̩ʃoːs]) 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.
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).[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Neuwied, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
- ↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2025 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.
- ↑ press release 15 October 2013 (in German)
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