Niedersayn is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Niedersayn | |
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Location of Niedersayn within Westerwaldkreis district ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 50°31′49″N 7°49′55″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Westerwaldkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Wirges |
Subdivisions | 3 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Günter Anton Kober[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 2.82 km2 (1.09 sq mi) |
Elevation | 340 m (1,120 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 168 |
• Density | 60/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 56244 |
Dialling codes | 02602 |
Vehicle registration | WW |
Website | www.niedersayn.de |
The community lies north of Montabaur on the river Sayn. Since 1971 it has belonged to what was then the newly founded Verbandsgemeinde of Wirges, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
Niedersayn's Ortsteile are Karnhöfen, Blaumhöfen and Niedersayn.
In 1277, Niedersayn had its first documentary mention under the name Langesain.
The municipal council is made up of 7 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
East of the community runs Bundesstraße 255, linking Montabaur and Rennerod, and also Bundesstraße 8. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 3 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
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