Neuwied () is a district (Kreis) in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Rhein-Sieg, Altenkirchen, Westerwaldkreis, Mayen-Koblenz, Ahrweiler.
History The district was created in 1816 when the area became part of the Prussian Rhine province. In 1822 the district Linz was merged into the district.
The district has a partnership with the Polish county Namysłów in Opole Voivodeship; first contacts date to 1998 and the partnership became official in 2000.
Geography The districts landscape covers the Westerwald mountains, east of the Rhine river valley. The Rhine forms the western boundary of the district.
Coat of arms The crosses in the top represent the two clerical states which owned part of the district - the black cross of Cologne in the left, the red cross of Trier in the right. The peacock in the bottom is taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Wied.
Towns and municipalities
Verband-free town: Neuwied
Verbandsgemeinden1. Asbach Asbach1 Buchholz Neustadt (Wied) Windhagen 2. Bad Hönningen Bad Hönningen1, 2 Hammerstein Leutesdorf Rheinbrohl 3. Dierdorf Dierdorf1, 2 Großmaischeid Isenburg Kleinmaischeid Marienhausen Stebach4. Linz am Rhein Dattenberg Kasbach-Ohlenberg Leubsdorf Linz am Rhein1, 2 Ockenfels Sankt Katharinen Vettelschoß 5. Puderbach Dernbach Döttesfeld Dürrholz Hanroth Harschbach Linkenbach Niederhofen Niederwambach Oberdreis Puderbach1 Ratzert Raubach Rodenbach bei Puderbach Steimel Urbach Woldert6. Rengsdorf-Waldbreitbach Anhausen Bonefeld Breitscheid Datzeroth Ehlscheid Hardert Hausen (Wied) Hümmerich Kurtscheid Meinborn Melsbach Niederbreitbach Oberhonnefeld-Gierend Oberraden Rengsdorf1 Roßbach Rüscheid Straßenhaus Thalhausen Waldbreitbach7. Unkel Bruchhausen Erpel Rheinbreitbach Unkel1, 21seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town
Transport
In the Neuwied district there are following railway lines:
East Rhine railway, in service for fright and passenger trains (RB27, RE8) Neuwied–Koblenz railway (via Urmitz Rhine bridge, in service primarily for passenger trains (RB10) Neuwied-Augustenthal railway, out of service Engers-Au railway (Engers - Siershahn section (Brexbach Valley railway), reactivation for passenger transport in plan, Siershahn - Altenkirchen section (Holzbach Valley railway), in service for freight trains Kasbach Valley railway (Linz (Rhine) - Flammersfeld station) in Seelbach near Altenkirchen, in use for touristic special trains from Linz to Kalenborn Rheinbrohl - Malberg railway, out of service
Neuwied district is a member of the public transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM) as well as the fare of the Rheinland-Tarif (former Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg fare) for railway rides that have start or end in the area of the Rheinland-Tarif.
References
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