Niederahr
Niederahr | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Niederahr
within Westerwaldkreis district
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 Location of Niederahr | |
  Niederahr  Niederahr | |
| Coordinates: 50°29′31″N 7°51′40″E / 50.49194°N 7.86111°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Wallmerod |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Jürgen Eulberg[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.03 km2 (1.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 808 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (519/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56414 |
| Dialling codes | 02602 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.wallmerod.de |
Niederahr is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
[edit]The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Hachenburg. Through the community flows the Ahrbach. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
[edit]In 959, Niederahr had its first documentary mention.
Politics
[edit]The municipal 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
[edit]Transport
[edit]Right through the community runs Bundesstraße 255, linking Montabaur and Rennerod. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 5 km away.
There was a station of the Cross Westerwald railway (Montabaur - Wallmerod - Westerburg - Rennerod - Herborn) in Niederahr, but nowadays this line is only in service for fright traffic.
The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
Established businesses
[edit]Westfalia Separator makes decanters at its Niederahr works.
References
[edit]- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- Niederahr (in German)
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