Mähren
Mähren | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Mähren
within Westerwaldkreis district
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Location of Mähren | |
Mähren Mähren | |
| Coordinates: 50°31′24″N 7°55′21″E / 50.52333°N 7.92250°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Wallmerod |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Volker Solbach[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.59 km2 (0.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 342 m (1,122 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 217 |
| • Density | 136/km2 (353/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56459 |
| Dialling codes | 06435 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.wallmerod.de |
Mähren (German pronunciation: [ˈmɛːʁən] ⓘ) is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
The municipality 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 municipality 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.
References
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
External links
- Mähren (in German)
- Mähren in the collective municipality’s Web pages (in German)