Mähren Explained

Mähren
Image Coa:Wappen Mähren (Westerwald).svg
Coordinates:50.5233°N 7.9225°W
Image Plan:Mähren in WW.png
State:Rheinland-Pfalz
District:Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde:Wallmerod
Elevation:342
Area:1.59
Postal Code:56459
Area Code:06435
Licence:WW
Gemeindeschlüssel:07 1 43 502
Website:www.wallmerod.de
Mayor:Volker Solbach[1]
Leader Term:2019 - 24

Mähren 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 Westerburg. Mähren is a residential village and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality.

History

In 1508, Mähren had its first documentary mention as Mern.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in municipal elections every 5 years.

Since 2007, Volker Solbach has been the mayor of Mähren. He took over from Josef Ortseifen.

Economy and infrastructure

Right near the community runs Bundesstraße 8, linking Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne - Frankfurt), some 13 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/kd/gebiete/1430000000000.html Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis