District Westerwaldkreis Postal codes 56237 Area 3.44 km² Local time Sunday 10:04 PM Dialling code 02601 | Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Dialling codes 02601 Population 703 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 56237 | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 88% Humidity | ||
Caan is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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Map of Caan, Germany
Location
The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen on the edge of the Kannenbäckerland. Caan belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality.
History
In 1250, Caan had its first documentary mention.
Its most famous football player is the goal scoring machine NG7, who has got a 2 goal/match rate.
Community council
The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
Transport
West of the community runs Bundesstraße 413 linking Koblenz and Hachenburg. The A 48 with its Höhr-Grenzhausen interchange (AS 12) lies 8 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.