Caan

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Coat of arms of the local parish of Caan
Caan
Map of Germany, position of the municipality Caan highlighted

Coordinates: 50 ° 28 '  N , 7 ° 37'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Westerwaldkreis
Association municipality : Ransbach-Baumbach
Height : 297 m above sea level NHN
Area : 3.44 km 2
Residents: 705 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 205 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 56237
Area code : 02601
License plate : WW
Community key : 07 1 43 007
Association administration address: Rheinstrasse 50
56235 Ransbach-Baumbach
Website : www.caan.de
Local Mayor : Roland Lorenz
Location of the local community Caan in the Westerwaldkreis
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Caan (2020)
The Lady Chapel in Caan

Caan is a municipality in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Ransbach-Baumbach community .

Geographical location

The community is located in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen on the edge of the Kannenbäckerland .

history

The village was first mentioned in 1250.

Until it was renamed on January 1, 1975, Caan had the addition of "(Unterwesterwaldkreis)".

Population development

The development of the population of the municipality of Caan, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:

year Residents
1815 122
1835 161
1871 174
1905 226
1939 244
1950 266
year Residents
1961 287
1970 361
1987 426
1997 588
2005 713
2019 705

politics

Municipal council

The council in Caan consists of twelve council members, who in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote were elected, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

mayor

In the direct election on May 26, 2019, Roland Lorenz was confirmed in office for another five years with 68.84 percent of the votes cast.

coat of arms

Caan's coat of arms
Blazon : "Divided by a blue wavy bar, above three red eagles in gold, below a red jug in silver flanked by two red acorns."

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Attractions

Web links

Commons : Caan  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. a b State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, municipalities, association communities ( help on this ).
  2. Official municipality directory (= State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate [Hrsg.]: Statistical volumes . Volume 407 ). Bad Ems February 2016, p. 186 (PDF; 2.8 MB).
  3. State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
  4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
  5. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, direct elections