Vettelschoß

Vettelschoß
Location of Vettelschoß within Neuwied district
Location of Vettelschoß
Vettelschoß
Vettelschoß
Coordinates: 50°37′05″N 7°20′53″E / 50.61806°N 7.34806°E / 50.61806; 7.34806
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictNeuwied
Municipal assoc.Linz am Rhein
Subdivisions5
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
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
3,750
 • Density543/km2 (1,410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
53560
Dialling codes02645
Vehicle registrationNR
Websitewww.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).[3]

References

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Neuwied, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2024 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.
  3. ^ press release 15 October 2013 (in German)