Hahn bei Marienberg

Hahn bei Marienberg is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Hahn bei Marienberg
Municipality
Location of Hahn bei Marienberg within Westerwaldkreis district
Hahn bei Marienberg Show map of Germany Hahn bei Marienberg Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°37′58″N 7°56′28″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Roland Reis[1]
Area
• Total	2.20 km2 (0.85 sq mi)
Elevation	390 m (1,280 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	463
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	56472
Dialling codes	02661
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.bad-marienberg.de

Geography

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

The municipal 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

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

• Hahn bei Marienberg in the collective municipality’s Web pages (in German)