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Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Niedersayn
Municipality
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Location of Niedersayn within Westerwaldkreis district
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Coordinates: 50°31′49″N 7°49′55″E / 50.53028°N 7.83194°E / 50.53028; 7.83194
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Wirges
Subdivisions3
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Günter Anton Kober
Area
 • Total2.82 km (1.09 sq mi)
Elevation340 m (1,120 ft)
Population
 • Total180
 • Density64/km (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes56244
Dialling codes02602
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.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

The municipal 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

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 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 3 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

  1. Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.

External links

Towns and municipalities in Westerwaldkreis
Coat of arms


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