Siershahn

Siershahn

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Siershahn

Coordinates: 50°29′11″N 7°46′47″E / 50.48639°N 7.77972°E / 50.48639; 7.77972Coordinates: 50°29′11″N 7°46′47″E / 50.48639°N 7.77972°E / 50.48639; 7.77972
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Wirges
Government
 • Mayor Gustav Böckling
Area
 • Total 4.43 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 2,813
 • Density 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 56427
Dialling codes 02623
Vehicle registration WW
Website www.siershahn.de

Siershahn is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

History

Clay finds from La Tène times have been unearthed here. In 1211, Siershahn had its first documentary mention as Sigarshagen.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 21 council members, with the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Allocation of seats in the municipal council:[2]

Wahl CDU FWG BLS Total
2009 9 8 3 20 seats
2004 8 8 4 20 seats

Economy and infrastructure

Siershahn’s biggest firm, and the one richest in tradition is Cera Tech (formerly Keramchemie), still employing most of the villagers. Nearby, during the Second World War, was a prison camp.

Siershahn has several bypass roads so that heavy vehicles do not drive through the community as they once did.

Transport

The nearest Autobahn interchange is Mogendorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 2 km away. Siershahn was once an important railway hub between Limburg, Gießen and Cologne. All passenger services were closed over the years, except for the line to Limburg. The line to Au is used for freight and it is sometimes used for tourist services. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is Montabaur station on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

  1. ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2015" (PDF). Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
  2. ↑ "Local Elections Rhineland-Palatinate 2009" (in German). Retrieved 17 June 2013.


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