Hahn bei Marienberg
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| Hahn bei Marienberg | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Bad Marienberg (Westerwald) |
| Mayor | Roland Reis |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 2.20 km² (0.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 390 m (1280 ft) |
| Population | 479 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 218 /km² (564 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WW |
| Postal code | 56472 |
| Area code | 02661 |
| Website | www.bad-marienberg.de |
| Location of Hahn bei Marienberg within Westerwaldkreis district | |
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Hahn bei Marienberg is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg und Siegen. The river Nister, which is part of the Sieg drainage basin, flows east to west through the municipal area. Hahn bei Marienberg belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bad Marienberg, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.
[edit] History
In the 9th century, Hahn bei Marienberg had its first documentary mention.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Community council
The council is made up of 10 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Transport
South of the community runs Bundesstraße 255, leading from Montabaur to Herborn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 22 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
[edit] External links
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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