Mähren

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Mähren is also the German name for Moravia.
Mähren
Municipality
Coat of arms of Mähren
Coat of arms
Location of Mähren within Westerwaldkreis district

Map
Location of Mähren
Mähren is located in Germany
Mähren
Mähren
Mähren is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Mähren
Mähren
Coordinates: 50°31′24″N 7°55′21″E / 50.52333°N 7.92250°E / 50.52333; 7.92250
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Wallmerod
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Volker Solbach[1]
Area
 • Total
1.59 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Elevation
342 m (1,122 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
217
 • Density136/km2 (353/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56459
Dialling codes06435
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.wallmerod.de

Mähren (German pronunciation: [ˈmɛːʁən] ⓘ) is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

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The municipality lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Westerburg. Mähren is a residential village and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality.

History

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In 1508, Mähren had its first documentary mention as Mern.

Politics

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The municipal council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in municipal elections every 5 years.

Since 2007, Volker Solbach has been the mayor of Mähren. He took over from Josef Ortseifen.

Economy and infrastructure

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Right near the municipality runs Bundesstraße 8, linking Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 13 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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