Wittgert
Wittgert is an "Ortsgemeinde" – a community belonging to a "Verbandsgemeinde" – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography. The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen on the borders of the Kannenbäckerland (“Jug Bakers’ Land”, a small region known for its ceramics industry). Flowing by the community is the Saynbach, which belongs to the Rhine drainage basin. Through the community itself flows the Röttgesbach, which empties into the Saynbach. Wittgert belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. History. In 1298, Wittgert had its first  documentary mention as "Widechinrode". Politics. The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004. Economy and infrastructure. Autobahn A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt) with its "Mogendorf" interchange (AS 38) lies 6 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.