Siershahn
Siershahn | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Siershahn
within Westerwaldkreis district
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Location of Siershahn | |
  Siershahn Location within Germany  Siershahn Location within Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| Coordinates: 50°29′11″N 7°46′47″E / 50.48639°N 7.77972°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Wirges |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Alwin Scherz[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.43 km2 (1.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,982 |
| • Density | 673/km2 (1,740/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56427 |
| Dialling codes | 02623 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.siershahn.de |
Siershahn is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
History
Clay finds from La Tène times have been unearthed here. In 1211, Siershahn had its first documentary mention as Sigarshagen.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 21 council members, with the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 9 June 2024.
Allocation of seats in the municipal council:
| Election | CDU | FWG | BLS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | – | 20 seats[3] |
| 2019 | 11 | 9 | – | 20 seats[4] |
| 2014 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 20 seats[5] |
| 2009 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 20 seats[6] |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 seats |
Economy and infrastructure
Siershahn's biggest firm, and the one richest in tradition is Cera Tech (formerly Keramchemie), still employing most of the villagers. Nearby, during the Second World War, was a prison camp.
Siershahn has several bypass roads so that heavy vehicles do not drive through the community as they once did.
Transport
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Siershahn is located in the area of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM), zone number 420 and connected to the local bus and local train network. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Mogendorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 2 km away. Siershahn station was once an important railway hub between Limburg, Gießen and Cologne. All passenger services were closed over the years, except for the RB29 to Limburg (Lower-Weaterwald-railway), operated by DreiLänderBahn, a section of Hessische Landesbahn (HLB). The line to Au is used for freight and it is sometimes used for tourist services. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is Montabaur station on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
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.
- ↑ "Siershahn, Gemeinderatswahl 09.06.2024". Kommunalwahlergebnisse Siershahn. Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ↑ Der Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz. "Gemeinderatswahl 2019 Siershahn". Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ↑ Der Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz: Kommunalwahl 2014, Stadt- und Gemeinderatswahlen
- ↑ "Local Elections Rhineland-Palatinate 2009" (in German). Retrieved 17 June 2013.
