Waigandshain
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Waigandshain is located in Germany Show map of GermanyWaigandshain Waigandshain Waigandshain is located in Rhineland-Palatinate Show map of Rhineland-PalatinateWaigandshain Waigandshain | |
| Coordinates: 50°38′41′′N 8°5′7′′E / 50.64472°N 8.08528°E / 50.64472; 8.08528 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Rennerod |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Jürgen Höppner[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.05 km2 (1.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
| Population (2022年12月31日)[2] | |
• Total | 221 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56477 |
| Dialling codes | 02664 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.rennerod.de |
Waigandshain 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 Siegen and Limburg. The Breitbach Reservoir lies within the municipal area. Waigandshain belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
[edit ]In 1346, Waigandshain had its first documentary mention as Wiganshen.
Politics
[edit ]The municipal council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Economy and infrastructure
[edit ]Transport
[edit ]Near the community, Bundesstraßen 54 linking Limburg an der Lahn with Siegen, and 414 leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg cross each other. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Haiger/Burbach on the A 45 (Dortmund–Aschaffenburg), some 16 km away. The nearest Intercity Express stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
Established businesses
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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.
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