District Westerwaldkreis Elevation 340 m (1,120 ft) Area 2.82 km² Population 201 (31 Dec 2008) Dialling code 02602 | Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Monday 9:42 AM Postal code 56244 | |
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Weather 5°C, Wind E at 16 km/h, 61% Humidity | ||
Niedersayn is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Contents
- Map of 56244 Niedersayn Germany
- Location
- Constituent communities
- History
- Community council
- Transport
- References
Map of 56244 Niedersayn, Germany
Location
The community lies north of Montabaur on the river Sayn. Since 1971 it has belonged to what was then the newly founded Verbandsgemeinde of Wirges, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
Constituent communities
Niedersayn’s Ortsteile are Karnhöfen, Blaumhöfen and Niedersayn.
History
In 1277, Niedersayn had its first documentary mention under the name Langesain.
Community council
The council is made up of 7 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Transport
East of the community runs Bundesstraße 255, linking Montabaur and Rennerod, and also Bundesstraße 8. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 3 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.