Gödenroth

Gödenroth
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Gödenroth
Location of Gödenroth within Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district
Coordinates: 50°5′16″N 7°29′28″E / 50.08778°N 7.49111°E / 50.08778; 7.49111Coordinates: 50°5′16″N 7°29′28″E / 50.08778°N 7.49111°E / 50.08778; 7.49111
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
Municipal assoc.	Kastellaun
Government
• Mayor	Klaus-Peter Müssig
Area
• Total	6.82 km2 (2.63 sq mi)
Elevation	415 m (1,362 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	471
• Density	69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	56290
Dialling codes	06762
Vehicle registration	SIM
Website	www.goedenroth.de

Gödenroth is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kastellaun, whose seat is in the like-named town.

The municipality lies in the Hunsrück.

Some 150 m from Gödenroth going towards Hollnich is a two-house hamlet called “der Kleinbergerhof”. It is home to two families and is a constituent part of Gödenroth.

The village belonged in the Middle Ages to the County of Sponheim. The family Boos von Waldeck and the Counts of Katzenelnbogen drew income from the village. Beginning in 1794, Gödenroth lay under French rule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Gödenroth has an Evangelical church with a congregation of some 339. Together with several other nearby places it forms the Evangelical parish of Gödenroth-Heyweiler within the church district of Simmern-Trarbach. Notable clergyman in this parish have been, among others, Friedrich Langensiepen, Manfred Josuttis and Klaus-Peter Jörns.

The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.