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Waigandshain

Coordinates: 50°38′41″N 8°5′7″E / 50.64472°N 8.08528°E / 50.64472; 8.08528
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Waigandshain
Coat of arms of Waigandshain
Location of Waigandshain within Westerwaldkreis district
Waigandshain is located in Germany
Waigandshain
Waigandshain
Waigandshain is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Waigandshain
Waigandshain
Coordinates: 50°38′41″N 8°5′7″E / 50.64472°N 8.08528°E / 50.64472; 8.08528
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Rennerod
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Jürgen Höppner[1]
Area
 • Total4.05 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Elevation
530 m (1,740 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total221
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56477
Dialling codes02664
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.rennerod.de

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

Geography

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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

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In 1346, Waigandshain had its first documentary mention as Wiganshen.

Politics

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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

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Transport

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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 (DortmundAschaffenburg), 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

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References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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