Oberhaid, Rhineland-Palatinate
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Coat of arms of Oberhaid Coat of arms | |
Oberhaid is located in Germany Show map of GermanyOberhaid Oberhaid Oberhaid is located in Rhineland-Palatinate Show map of Rhineland-PalatinateOberhaid Oberhaid | |
| Coordinates: 50°30′36′′N 7°43′6′′E / 50.51000°N 7.71833°E / 50.51000; 7.71833 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Ransbach-Baumbach |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Horst Albrecht Weggel[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.92 km2 (0.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 242 m (794 ft) |
| Population (2022年12月31日)[2] | |
• Total | 374 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56237 |
| Dialling codes | 02626 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.oberhaid-ww.de |
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Oberhaid 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 Koblenz and Siegen on the edge of the Kannenbäckerland. Through the community flows the Sayn, which belongs to the Rhine drainage basin. Oberhaid belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
[edit ]In 1376, Oberhaid had its first documentary mention as Heide.
Politics
[edit ]The municipal council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Federal elections
[edit ]Results of the 2025 German federal election in Oberhaid:[3]
Economy and infrastructure
[edit ]Transport
[edit ]Bundesautobahn 3 and the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line run through Oberhaid's municipal area. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Ransbach-Baumbach (Nr. 38), some 6 km southeast of the middle of the community. The nearest station on the high-speed rail line is Montabaur; nearer still, however, is Siershahn station on the Unterwesterwaldbahn (railway).
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.
- ^ "Ergebnis der Bundestagswahl 2025 für Mogendorf". swr.de (in German). Retrieved 2025年02月23日.
External links
[edit ]- Oberhaid (in German)
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