Hahn bei Marienberg

Hahn bei Marienberg
Hahn bei Marienberg

Coordinates: 50°37′58″N 7°56′28″E / 50.63278°N 7.94111°E / 50.63278; 7.94111Coordinates: 50°37′58″N 7°56′28″E / 50.63278°N 7.94111°E / 50.63278; 7.94111
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)
Government
  Mayor Roland Reis
Area
  Total 2.20 km2 (0.85 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 452
  Density 210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 56472
Dialling codes 02661
Vehicle registration WW
Website www.bad-marienberg.de

Hahn bei Marienberg 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 Limburg und Siegen. The river Nister, which is part of the Sieg drainage basin, flows east to west through the municipal area. Hahn bei Marienberg belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bad Marienberg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In the 9th century, Hahn bei Marienberg had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 10 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

South of the community runs Bundesstraße 255, leading from Montabaur to Herborn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt), some 22 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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