Niedersayn

Niedersayn
Coat of arms
Niedersayn
Location of Niedersayn within Westerwaldkreis district
Coordinates: 50°31′49″N 7°49′55″E / 50.53028°N 7.83194°E / 50.53028; 7.83194Coordinates: 50°31′49″N 7°49′55″E / 50.53028°N 7.83194°E / 50.53028; 7.83194
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Wirges
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor	Friedhelm Blaum
Area
• Total	2.82 km2 (1.09 sq mi)
Elevation	340 m (1,120 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
• Total	178
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	56244
Dialling codes	02602
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.niedersayn.de

Niedersayn is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

Location

The community lies north of Montabaur on the river Sayn. Since 1971 it has belonged to what was then the newly founded Verbandsgemeinde of Wirges, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

Constituent communities

Niedersayn’s Ortsteile are Karnhöfen, Blaumhöfen and Niedersayn.

History

In 1277, Niedersayn had its first documentary mention under the name Langesain.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 7 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

East of the community runs Bundesstraße 255, linking Montabaur and Rennerod, and also Bundesstraße 8. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 3 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

External links

• Niedersayn (German)

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

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