Niederahr Explained

Image Coa:DEU Niederahr COA.svg
Coordinates:50.4919°N 7.8611°W
Image Plan:Niederahr im Westerwaldkreis.png
State:Rheinland-Pfalz
District:Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde:Wallmerod
Elevation:300
Area:4.03
Postal Code:56414
Area Code:02602
Licence:WW
Gemeindeschlüssel:07 1 43 273
Website:www.wallmerod.de
Mayor:Jürgen Eulberg[1]
Leader Term:2019 - 24

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

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. 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.

External links

Notes and References

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