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Nister

Coordinates: 50°40′33″N 07°50′18″E / 50.67583°N 7.83833°E / 50.67583; 7.83833
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Nister
Coat of arms of Nister
Location of Nister within Westerwaldkreis district
Nister is located in Germany
Nister
Nister
Nister is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Nister
Nister
Coordinates: 50°40′33″N 07°50′18″E / 50.67583°N 7.83833°E / 50.67583; 7.83833
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Thomas Giehl[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi)
Elevation
270 m (890 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,038
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57645
Dialling codes02662
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.hachenburg-vg.de

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

Geography

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The community lies north of Hachenburg on the river Große Nister. Nister belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective oligarchy. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

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In 1270, Nister had its first documentary mention.

Politics

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The municipal council is made up of 16 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

SPD Wählergemeinschaft Total
2004 9 7 16 seats

Economy and infrastructure

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Transport

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Nister is linked to the long-distance road network over Bundesstraße 414. The Autobahn interchanges Mogendorf and Dierdorf on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt) can be reached over Bundesstraßen 8 and 413. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

Public institutions

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The community has at its disposal the Nauberghalle with various spaces to accommodate different activities, a football field, a tennis court with three places, a playing field with a streetball area, two children's playgrounds and an extensive hiking path network.

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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