Caan

This article covers the town of Caan. For more meanings of the term, see Caan (disambiguation) .

coat of arms	Germany map
	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

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

	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

• The B 413 runs west of the community and runs from Koblenz to Hachenburg .
• The A 48 with the Höhr-Grenzhausen junction (AS 12) is eight kilometers away.
• The closest ICE stop is Montabaur train station on the Cologne – Rhein / Main high-speed line .

Attractions

• Marienkapelle , chapel in the town center
• Caaner Switzerland , hiking route along the Caanwiesenbach to the Sayntal
• see also: List of natural monuments in Caan

Web links

Commons : Caan  - collection of images

• Local community Caan on the website of the Ransbach-Baumbach Association

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