Siershahn

Siershahn
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Siershahn within Westerwaldkreis district
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Wirges
Government
• Mayor	Gustav Böckling
Area
• Total	4.43 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Elevation	290 m (950 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	2,943
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/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

Community council

The council is made up of 21 council members, with the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

	CDU	FWG Siershahn	Bürgerliste Siershahn	Total
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

The nearest Autobahn interchange is Mogendorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 2 km away. Siershahn was once an important railway hub between Limburg, Gießen and Cologne. Links to Limburg, however, have been cut with all lines being closed down over the years. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.