Nister

Nister
Location of Nister within Westerwaldkreis district

Location of Nister
Nister
Nister
Coordinates: 50°40′33″N 07°50′18″E / 50.67583°N 7.83833°E / 50.67583; 7.83833
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Thomas Giehl[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
5.44 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Elevation
270 m (890 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
1,085
 • Density199/km2 (517/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57645
Dialling codes02662
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.hachenburg-vg.de

Nister (German pronunciation: [ˈnɪstɐ]) is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

The community lies north of Hachenburg on the river Große Nister. Nister belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective oligarchy. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1270, Nister had its first documentary mention.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 16 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

SPD Wählergemeinschaft Total
2004 9 7 16 seats

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Nister is linked to the long-distance road network over Bundesstraße 414. The Autobahn interchanges Mogendorf and Dierdorf on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt) can be reached over Bundesstraßen 8 and 413. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

Public institutions

The community has at its disposal the Nauberghalle with various spaces to accommodate different activities, a football field, a tennis court with three places, a playing field with a streetball area, two children's playgrounds and an extensive hiking path network.

References

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "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.