Neunkirchen (German: [ˈnɔʏnˌkɪʁçn̩] ) is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Neunkirchen | |
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_COA.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Neunkirchen within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Neunkirchen  Neunkirchen | |
| Coordinates: 50°32′49″N 8°6′14″E / 50.54694°N 8.10389°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Rennerod |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Hartmut Schwarz[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.61 km2 (2.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 548 |
| • Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56479 |
| Dialling codes | 06436 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.rennerod.de |
Geography
editThe community lies in the Westerwald between the towns of Siegen (38 km to the north), Wetzlar (28 km to the east) and Limburg an der Lahn (19 km to the south). Neunkirchen is the southernmost place belonging to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rennerod – a kind of collective municipality – whose seat is in the like-named town.
References
edit- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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