Country Germany District Westerwaldkreis Elevation 242 m (794 ft) Area 192 ha Postal code 56237 Dialling code 02626 | State Rhineland-Palatinate Municipal assoc. Ransbach-Baumbach Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Wednesday 3:33 AM Population 403 (31 Dec 2008) | |
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Oberhaid is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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Map of 56237 Oberhaid, Germany
Location
The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen on the edge of the Kannenbäckerland. Through the community flows the Sayn, which belongs to the Rhine drainage basin. Oberhaid belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
In 1376, Oberhaid had its first documentary mention as Heide.
Community council
The council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Transport
Bundesautobahn 3 and the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line run through Oberhaid’s municipal area. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Ransbach-Baumbach (Nr. 38), some 6 km southeast of the middle of the community. The nearest station on the high-speed rail line is Montabaur; nearer still, however, is Siershahn station on the Unterwesterwaldbahn (railway).