District Westerwaldkreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 8.14 km² Postal code 57648 Dialling code 02661 | Elevation 390 m (1,280 ft) Postal codes 57648 Local time Sunday 1:58 PM Population 1,846 (31 Dec 2008) Municipal assoc. Bad Marienberg | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 56% Humidity | ||
Unnau is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Contents
- Map of 57648 Unnau Germany
- Location
- History
- Amalgamations
- Community council
- Transport
- Established businesses
- References
Map of 57648 Unnau, Germany
Location
The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen. Through the community flows the Große Nister. Unnau belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bad Marienberg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
In 1000, Unnau had its first documentary mention.
Amalgamations
In 1969 came the merger of the until then three autonomous communities of Unnau, Korb and Stangenrod into the new greater community of Unnau.
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.
Transport
North of the community runs Bundesstraße 414, leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Haiger/Burbach on the A 45 (Dortmund–Hanau), some 24 km away. Unnau lies on the Oberwesterwaldbahn (railway) to Limburg and Au (Sieg). From there, the cities of Cologne, Koblenz, Frankfurt am Main and Wiesbaden may be reached directly. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.