Nister
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| Nister | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg |
| Mayor | Juliane Vetter |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 5.42 km² (2.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 270 m (886 ft) |
| Population | 1,013 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 187 /km² (484 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WW |
| Postal code | 57645 |
| Area code | 02662 |
| Website | www.hachenburg-vg.de |
| Location of Nister within Westerwaldkreis district | |
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Nister is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
The community lies north of Hachenburg on the river Nister. Nister belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.
[edit] History
In 1270, Nister had its first documentary mention.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Community council
The council is made up of 16 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
| SPD | Wählergemeinschaft | Total | |
| 2004 | 9 | 7 | 16 seats |
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Transport
Nister is linked to the long-distance road network over Bundesstraße 414. The Autobahn interchanges Mogendorf and Dierdorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt) can be reached over Bundesstraßen 8 and 413. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
[edit] Public institutions
The community has at its disposal the Nauberghalle with various spaces to accommodate different activities, a football field, a tennis court with three places, a playing field with a streetball area, two children’s playgrounds and an extensive hiking path network.
[edit] External links
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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