Niederahr
Niederahr | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Niederahr
within Westerwaldkreis district
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Location of Niederahr | |
  Niederahr Location within Germany  Niederahr Location within Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| Coordinates: 50°29′31″N 7°51′40″E / 50.49194°N 7.86111°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Wallmerod |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Jürgen Eulberg[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.03 km2 (1.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 808 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (519/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56414 |
| Dialling codes | 02602 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.wallmerod.de |
Niederahr is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Hachenburg. Through the community flows the Ahrbach. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
In 959, Niederahr had its first documentary mention.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
The local bus lines 477 and 959 connect Niederahr to the public transport.
The village is located in the area of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM), in the fare zone number 422.
Right through the community runs Bundesstraße 255, linking Montabaur and Rennerod. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 5 km away.
There was a station of the Cross Westerwald railway (Montabaur - Wallmerod - Westerburg - Rennerod - Herborn) in Niederahr, but nowadays this line is only in service for fright traffic.
The bus lines 477 and 959 run through Niederahr.
The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
Established businesses
Westfalia Separator makes decanters at its Niederahr works.
References
- ↑ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2024 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.
External links
- Niederahr (in German)
