Nister

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For the river in Rhineland-Palatinate, see Nister (river).
Nister

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Nister
Coordinates: 50°40′33″N 07°50′18″E / 50.67583°N 7.83833°E / 50.67583; 7.83833Coordinates: 50°40′33″N 07°50′18″E / 50.67583°N 7.83833°E / 50.67583; 7.83833
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Hachenburg
Government
 • Mayor Juliane Vetter
Area
 • Total 5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi)
Elevation 270 m (890 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 962
 • Density 180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 57645
Dialling codes 02662
Vehicle registration WW
Website www.hachenburg-vg.de

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

Geography

Location

The community lies north of Hachenburg on the river Nister. Nister belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1270, Nister had its first documentary mention.

Politics

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

Economy and infrastructure

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.

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2012". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2013. 

External links

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Towns and municipalities in Westerwaldkreis
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