Niedersayn is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Niedersayn
Coat of arms of Niedersayn
Location of Niedersayn within Westerwaldkreis district
Niedersayn is located in Germany
Niedersayn
Niedersayn
Niedersayn is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Niedersayn
Niedersayn
Coordinates: 50°31′49″N 7°49′55″E / 50.53028°N 7.83194°E / 50.53028; 7.83194
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Wirges
Subdivisions3
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Günter Anton Kober[1]
Area
 • Total2.82 km2 (1.09 sq mi)
Elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total180
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56244
Dialling codes02602
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.niedersayn.de

Geography

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Location

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The community lies north of Montabaur on the river Sayn. Since 1971 it has belonged to what was then the newly founded Verbandsgemeinde of Wirges, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

Constituent communities

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Niedersayn's Ortsteile are Karnhöfen, Blaumhöfen and Niedersayn.

History

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In 1277, Niedersayn had its first documentary mention under the name Langesain.

Politics

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The municipal council is made up of 7 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

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East of the community runs Bundesstraße 255, linking Montabaur and Rennerod, and also Bundesstraße 8. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt), some 3 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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