District Westerwaldkreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 4.05 km² Population 209 (31 Dec 2008) Dialling code 02664 | Elevation 530 m (1,740 ft) Postal codes 56477 Local time Thursday 10:47 PM Postal code 56477 | |
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Weather 5°C, Wind NW at 14 km/h, 73% Humidity | ||
Waigandshain is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Contents
- Map of 56477 Waigandshain Germany
- Location
- History
- Community council
- Transport
- Established businesses
- References
Map of 56477 Waigandshain, Germany
Location
The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen and Limburg. the Breitbach Reservoir lies within the municipal area. Waigandshain belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
In 1346, Waigandshain had its first documentary mention as Wiganshen.
Community council
The council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Transport
Right near the community, Bundesstraßen 54 linking Limburg an der Lahn with Siegen, and 414 leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg cross each other. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Haiger/Burbach on the A 45 (Dortmund–Aschaffenburg), some 16 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
Established businesses
Fuhrländer AG manufactures windfarms.