Westerngrund
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Location of Westerngrund within Aschaffenburg district
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| Coordinates: 50°06′N 09°15′E / 50.100°N 9.250°ECoordinates: 50°06′N 09°15′E / 50.100°N 9.250°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken | |
| District | Aschaffenburg | |
| Municipal assoc. | Schöllkrippen | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Brigitte Heim (WIR) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 8.95 km2 (3.46 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 1,936 | |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 63825 | |
| Dialling codes | 06024 | |
| Vehicle registration | AB | |
| Website | www.gemeinde-westerngrund.de | |
Westerngrund is a community in the Aschaffenburg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany, and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Administrative Community) of Schöllkrippen. Since 2013, the geodetic centre of the European Union has been located within the community's boundaries.
The community lies in the Bavarian Lower Main (Bayerischer Untermain). With the accession of Croatia to the European Union on 1 July 2013 the geodetic centre of the EU shifted to Westerngrund. It moved again on 1 January 2014 (when Mayotte joined the EU) but remained within the community's borders. A monument site has been set up. See also: Geographical midpoint of Europe.
The community has the following Gemarkungen (traditional rural cadastral areas): Oberwestern, Unterwestern, Huckelheim.
Today’s community of Westerngrund mainly comprises areas that belonged to the Schönborn Amt of Krombach, which in 1806 was mediatized with the newly formed Principality of Aschaffenburg, with which it passed in 1814 (by this time it had become a department of the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt) to the Kingdom of Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, the current community came into being with the Gemeindeedikt (“Municipal Edict”) of 1818.
Within community limits in 1970, 1,454 inhabitants were counted, in 1987 1,584 and in 2000 1,918.
The mayor is Brigitte Heim (WIR).
The community’s arms might be described thus: Gules a demi-lion rampant armed, langued and crowned azure Or issuant from the base, in his gambes a shepherd’s staff in pale of the second, in chief sinister two miner’s hammers in saltire argent.
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