Vettelschoß
| Vettelschoß | ||
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  Vettelschoß | ||
Location of Vettelschoß within Neuwied district  | ||
| Coordinates: 50°37′05″N 7°20′53″E / 50.61806°N 7.34806°ECoordinates: 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 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Heinrich Freidel (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 3,480 | |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 53560 | |
| Dialling codes | 02645 | |
| Vehicle registration | NR | |
| Website | www.vettelschoss.de | |
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.
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).[2]
References
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2015" (PDF). Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
- ↑ press release 15 October 2013 (German)
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