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Mähren

Coordinates: 50°31′24″N 7°55′21″E / 50.52333°N 7.92250°E / 50.52333; 7.92250
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Mähren
Coat of arms of Mähren
Location of Mähren within Westerwaldkreis district
Mähren is located in Germany
Mähren
Mähren
Mähren is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Mähren
Mähren
Coordinates: 50°31′24″N 7°55′21″E / 50.52333°N 7.92250°E / 50.52333; 7.92250
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Wallmerod
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Volker Solbach[1]
Area
 • Total1.59 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Elevation
342 m (1,122 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total210
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56459
Dialling codes06435
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.wallmerod.de

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

Geography

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The community 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

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In 1508, Mähren had its first documentary mention as Mern.

Politics

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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

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Right near the community runs Bundesstraße 8, linking Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt), some 13 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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