Caan, Germany

Caan
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Coordinates: 50°28′29″N 7°36′39″E / 50.47472°N 7.61083°E / 50.47472; 7.61083Coordinates: 50°28′29″N 7°36′39″E / 50.47472°N 7.61083°E / 50.47472; 7.61083
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Ransbach-Baumbach
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Roland Lorenz[1]
Area
• Total	3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi)
Elevation	297 m (974 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	694
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	56237
Dialling codes	02601
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.caan.de

Caan 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 edge of the Kannenbäckerland. Caan belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality.

History[]

In 1250, Caan had its first documentary mention.

Its most famous football player is the goal scoring machine NG7, who has got a 2 goal/match rate.

Politics[]

The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Economy and infrastructure[]

West of the community runs Bundesstraße 413 linking Koblenz and Hachenburg. The A 48 with its Höhr-Grenzhausen interchange (AS 12) lies 8 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

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External links[]

• Caan (in German)

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