Rehe, Germany

Rehe

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Rehe

Coordinates: 50°38′7″N 8°7′9″E / 50.63528°N 8.11917°E / 50.63528; 8.11917Coordinates: 50°38′7″N 8°7′9″E / 50.63528°N 8.11917°E / 50.63528; 8.11917
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Rennerod
Government
  Mayor Johannes Beul
Area
  Total 7.41 km2 (2.86 sq mi)
Elevation 535 m (1,755 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 966
  Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 56479
Dialling codes 02664
Vehicle registration WW
Website www.rennerod.de

Rehe (simplified Chinese: 热河; traditional Chinese: 熱河; pinyin: Rèhé; literally: "Hot River"; Mongolian: ᠬᠠᠯᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠭᠣᠣᠯ) is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

Location

The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen and Limburg. Within the municipal area is found the Krombach Reservoir. Rehe belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

About 1300, Rehe had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Running right through the community is Bundesstraße 255, leading from Montabaur to Herborn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Herborn on the A 45 (DortmundHanau), some 14 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

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