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

Norken
Municipality
Location of Norken within Westerwaldkreis district
Norken
Norken
Coordinates: 50°40′22″N 7°53′52″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)
Government
  Mayor (201924) Simone Jungbluth[1]
Area
  Total5.99 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Elevation
458 m (1,503 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total933
  Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57629
Dialling codes02661
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.norken.de

Geography


The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen on the boundary with North Rhine-Westphalia. The community is also between the Große Nister and Kleine Nister. Norken belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bad Marienberg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.


History


In 1262, Norken had its first documentary mention.


Politics


The municipal council is made up of 16 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.


Regular events


At Easter, the traditional Eierschibbeln – a kind of Easter egg roll – is celebrated.


Economy and infrastructure


Running right near the community is Bundesstraße 414, leading from Herborn to Altenkirchen. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen and Wilnsdorf on the A 45 (DortmundHanau), some 26 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 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.




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[de] Norken

Norken (mundartlich: Noorge[2]) ist eine Ortsgemeinde im Westerwaldkreis in Rheinland-Pfalz. Sie gehört der Verbandsgemeinde Bad Marienberg (Westerwald) an.
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[ru] Норкен

Норкен (нем. Norken) — коммуна в Германии, в земле Рейнланд-Пфальц.



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