Niederahr
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Niederahr is located in Germany Show map of GermanyNiederahr Niederahr Niederahr is located in Rhineland-Palatinate Show map of Rhineland-PalatinateNiederahr Niederahr | |
| Coordinates: 50°29′31′′N 7°51′40′′E / 50.49194°N 7.86111°E / 50.49194; 7.86111 | |
| 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 (2022年12月31日)[2] | |
• Total | 816 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/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
[edit ]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
[edit ]In 959, Niederahr had its first documentary mention.
Politics
[edit ]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
[edit ]Transport
[edit ]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
[edit ]Westfalia Separator makes decanters at its Niederahr works.
References
[edit ]- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
External links
[edit ]- Niederahr (in German)
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