Niederahr
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Niederahr | |
Coordinates: 50°29′31″N 7°51′40″E / 50.49194°N 7.86111°ECoordinates: 50°29′31″N 7°51′40″E / 50.49194°N 7.86111°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Westerwaldkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Wallmerod |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Jürgen Eulberg[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 4.03 km2 (1.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 817 |
• Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 56414 |
Dialling codes | 02602 |
Vehicle registration | WW |
Website | www.wallmerod.de |
Niederahr 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 Hachenburg. Through the community flows the Ahrbach. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History[]
In 959, Niederahr had its first documentary mention.
Politics[]
The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Economy and infrastructure[]
Transport[]
Right through the community runs Bundesstraße 255, linking Montabaur and Rennerod. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 5 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
Established businesses[]
makes decanters at its Niederahr works.
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[]
- Niederahr (in German)
- Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Westerwaldkreis
- Westerwaldkreis district geography stubs