Niedersayn
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Location of Niedersayn within Westerwaldkreis district
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| Coordinates: 50°31′49″N 7°49′55″E / 50.53028°N 7.83194°ECoordinates: 50°31′49″N 7°49′55″E / 50.53028°N 7.83194°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Westerwaldkreis | |
| Municipal assoc. | Wirges | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Friedhelm Blaum | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2.82 km2 (1.09 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 340 m (1,120 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 167 | |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 56244 | |
| Dialling codes | 02602 | |
| Vehicle registration | WW | |
| Website | www.niedersayn.de | |
Niedersayn is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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 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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