title: Hilgert
text: # Hilgert
  
  Hilgert in the Kannenbäckerland is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Hilgert lies roughly 13 km from Koblenz on the edge of the Nassau Nature Park. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Höhr-Grenzhausen, a kind of collective municipality.
  
  ## History
  
  Hilgert was first mentioned in documents dating to 1340.
  
  ## Politics
  
  The municipal council is made up of 17 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
  
  | | CDU | SPD | FWG | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2004 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 seats |
  
  ## Economy and infrastructure
  
  ### Transport
  
  The A 48 with its Höhr-Grenzhausen interchange (AS 12) lies right near the municipal area, 3 km away. There is no rail connection, only an hourly bus to Koblenz.
  
  