District Westerwaldkreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 5.99 km² Local time Friday 10:31 AM Dialling code 02661 | Elevation 458 m (1,503 ft) Postal codes 57629 Population 967 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 57629 Municipal assoc. Bad Marienberg | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind S at 18 km/h, 63% Humidity | ||
Norken is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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Map of Norken, Germany
Location
The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen on the boundary with North Rhine-Westphalia. The community is also between the Große Nister and Kleine Nister. Norken belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bad Marienberg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
In 1262, Norken had its first documentary mention.
Community council
The council is made up of 16 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Regular events
At Easter, the traditional Eierschibbeln – a kind of Easter egg roll – is celebrated.
Transport
Running right near the community is Bundesstraße 414, leading from Herborn to Altenkirchen. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen and Wilnsdorf on the A 45 (Dortmund–Hanau), some 26 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.