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

Niederroßbach
Coat of arms of Niederroßbach
Location of Niederroßbach within Westerwaldkreis district
Niederroßbach is located in Germany
Niederroßbach
Niederroßbach
Niederroßbach is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Niederroßbach
Niederroßbach
Coordinates: 50°38′30″N 8°2′4″E / 50.64167°N 8.03444°E / 50.64167; 8.03444
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Rennerod
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Bernd Schäfer[1]
Area
 • Total4.39 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Elevation
495 m (1,624 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total670
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56479
Dialling codes02664
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.rennerod.de

Geography edit

Location edit

The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen and Limburg an der Lahn. Through the community flow the Ortsbach and the Roßbach. Niederroßbach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

Neighbouring communities edit

Niederroßbach's neighbours are Oberroßbach, Fehl-Ritzhausen, Neustadt and Zehnhausen bei Rennerod.

History edit

In 1431, Niederroßbach had its first documentary mention.

Politics edit

The council is made up of 13 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister).

FW FW Total
2004 7 5 12 seats

Economy and infrastructure edit

Running right near the community are Bundesstraßen 54, linking Limburg an der Lahn with Siegen, and 255, leading from Montabaur to Herborn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Haiger/Burbach on the A 45 (DortmundHanau), some 17 km away. Between Niederroßbach and Neustadt once lay a halt on the now abandoned Westerwaldquerbahn (railway). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References edit

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

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