Mähren

Mähren is also the German name for Moravia.
Mähren
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Mähren within Westerwaldkreis district

Location of Mähren
Mähren
Mähren
Coordinates: 50°31′24″N 7°55′21″E / 50.52333°N 7.92250°E / 50.52333; 7.92250
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
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
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
217
 • Density136/km2 (353/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56459
Dialling codes06435
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.wallmerod.de

Mähren (German pronunciation: [ˈmɛːʁən] ⓘ) is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

The municipality 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 municipality 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

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2024 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.


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