Notscheid is a locality in the municipality Sankt Katharinen in the district of Neuwied in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography The village lies on the watershed between the valleys of the Rhine and the Wied in low Westerwald northeast of the center of Sankt Katharinen. North of the village is the district boundary to local Vettelschoß, west is the district boundary of the municipality of Linz am Rhein.
History Notscheid probably dates back to the high medieval period of deforestation. The name appeared in numerous different versions, including Nodscheidt, Noschiedt, Noscheid, Noschet, Noschot, Noschit, Norscheid, and Noschoß. It is attributed to the location of Notscheid on a trunk road that was used in distress (German: Not) in case other roads were flooded.
Bürgermeisters of Notscheid:Heiner Strauß, St. Katharinen – Fest- und Heimatbuch, 2nd expanded volume 2001, page 77 ff 1620–? Johan Mertens 1662–? Peter (Gemeinsmann of ) 1708–1720 Servas Kortenbach 1720–? Heinrich Weiß 1794–1813 Ägidius Kröll 1813–1851 Wilhelm Kröll 1851–1878 Johann Mohr jun. 1878–1888 Peter Ditscheid 1888–1915 Lorenz Mohr II 1915–1924 Wilhelm Jünger 1925–1936 Peter Nassen 1936–1943 Philipp Probst 1943–1946 Peter Nassen 1947–1956 Josef Frings 1956–1968 Willi Kröll 1968–1969 Ludwig Engels
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