| Vettelschoß | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Vettelschoß within Neuwied district
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  Vettelschoß Show map of Germany Vettelschoß Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| Coordinates: 50°37′05″N 7°20′53″E / 50.61806°N 7.34806°E / 50.61806; 7.34806 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Neuwied |
| Municipal assoc. | Linz am Rhein |
| Subdivisions | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Heinrich Freidel (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.91 km (2.67 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 364 m (1,194 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,771 |
| • Density | 550/km (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 |
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).
References
- 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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