Waigandshain is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Waigandshain | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Waigandshain within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Waigandshain  Waigandshain | |
| Coordinates: 50°38′41″N 8°5′7″E / 50.64472°N 8.08528°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Rennerod |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Jürgen Höppner[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.05 km2 (1.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 221 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56477 |
| Dialling codes | 02664 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.rennerod.de |
Geography edit
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 edit
In 1346, Waigandshain had its first documentary mention as Wiganshen.
Politics edit
The municipal council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Economy and infrastructure edit
Transport edit
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 Intercity Express stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
Established businesses edit
Fuhrländer AG manufactures wind farms.
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.
External links edit
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