Niederroßbach
Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Niederroßbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Niederroßbach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Niederroßbach within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Niederroßbach  Niederroßbach | |
| Coordinates: 50°38′30″N 8°2′4″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Rennerod |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Bernd Schäfer[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.39 km2 (1.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 495 m (1,624 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 686 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56479 |
| Dialling codes | 02664 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.rennerod.de |
Location
The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen and Limburg an der Lahn. Through the community flow the Ortsbach and the Roßbach. Niederroßbach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
Neighbouring communities
Niederroßbach's neighbours are Oberroßbach, Fehl-Ritzhausen, Neustadt and Zehnhausen bei Rennerod.
In 1431, Niederroßbach had its first documentary mention.
The council is made up of 13 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister).
| FW | FW | Total | |
| 2004 | 7 | 5 | 12 seats |
Running right near the community are Bundesstraßen 54, linking Limburg an der Lahn with Siegen, and 255, leading from Montabaur to Herborn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Haiger/Burbach on the A 45 (Dortmund–Hanau), some 17 km away. Between Niederroßbach and Neustadt once lay a halt on the now abandoned Westerwaldquerbahn (railway). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
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