Mähren
Mähren is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Mähren | |
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Location of Mähren within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Mähren  Mähren | |
| Coordinates: 50°31′24″N 7°55′21″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Wallmerod |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Volker Solbach[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.59 km2 (0.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 342 m (1,122 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 213 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56459 |
| Dialling codes | 06435 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.wallmerod.de |
Geography
The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Westerburg. Mähren is a residential village and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality.
History
In 1508, Mähren had its first documentary mention as Mern.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in municipal elections every 5 years.
Since 2007, Volker Solbach has been the mayor of Mähren. He took over from Josef Ortseifen.
Economy and infrastructure
Right near the community runs Bundesstraße 8, linking Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 13 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References
- Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.
External links
- Mähren (in German)
- Mähren in the collective municipality’s Web pages (in German)
