Mähren
Mähren | |
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show Location of Mähren within Westerwaldkreis district | |
Mähren | |
Coordinates: 50°31′24″N 7°55′21″E / 50.52333°N 7.92250°ECoordinates: 50°31′24″N 7°55′21″E / 50.52333°N 7.92250°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Westerwaldkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Wallmerod |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Volker Solbach[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.59 km2 (0.61 sq mi) |
Elevation | 342 m (1,122 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 207 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 56459 |
Dialling codes | 06435 |
Vehicle registration | WW |
Website | www.wallmerod.de |
Mähren is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography[]
The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Westerburg. Mähren is a residential village and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality.
History[]
In 1508, Mähren had its first documentary mention as Mern.
Politics[]
The municipal council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in municipal elections every 5 years.
Since 2007, Volker Solbach has been the mayor of Mähren. He took over from Josef Ortseifen.
Economy and infrastructure[]
Right near the community runs Bundesstraße 8, linking Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 13 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References[]
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.
External links[]
- Mähren (in German)
- Mähren in the collective municipality’s Web pages (in German)
- Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Westerwaldkreis
- Westerwaldkreis district geography stubs