Niedersayn
Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Niedersayn is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Niedersayn | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Niedersayn within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°31′49″N 7°49′55″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Wirges |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Günter Anton Kober[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.82 km2 (1.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 340 m (1,120 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 180 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56244 |
| Dialling codes | 02602 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.niedersayn.de |
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.
In 1277, Niedersayn had its first documentary mention under the name Langesain.
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.
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.
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