Niedersayn

Niedersayn

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Niedersayn

Coordinates: 50°31′49″N 7°49′55″E / 50.53028°N 7.83194°ECoordinates: 50°31′49″N 7°49′55″E / 50.53028°N 7.83194°E
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Wirges
Government
  Mayor Friedhelm Blaum
Area
  Total 2.82 km2 (1.09 sq mi)
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 (CologneFrankfurt), some 3 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

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

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