Nauort

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 50 ° 28 '  N , 7 ° 37'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Westerwaldkreis
Association municipality :	Ransbach-Baumbach
Height :	294 m above sea level NHN
Area :	6.42 km 2
Residents:	2209 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	344 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56237
Area code :	02601
License plate :	WW
Community key :	07 1 43 050
Association administration address:	Rheinstrasse 50 56235 Ransbach-Baumbach
Website :	www.ransbach-baumbach.de
Local Mayor :	Dietmar Quernes ( CDU )
Location of the local community Nauort in the Westerwaldkreis

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

geography

The community is located in the Westerwald in Kannenbäckerland ; the district borders on the districts of Mayen-Koblenz and Neuwied . Neighboring towns are Caan in the north, Alsbach in the east and the Stromberg district of Bendorfer in the south. The favorable location in the middle of the castle triangle Sayn - Isenburg - Grenzau is attractive for tourists . The Augustushof, Waldfelderhof and Angushof Leutersberg residential areas also belong to Nauort .

history

The name "Nauort" developed over "Naurodt" (16th century, see " Nauroth ") from "Nuenrohde" (= new clearing ; first mentioned in 1279).

In the 20th century, alongside agriculture, the local pumice industry was a main source of income for the people of Nauort. The affiliation to the Kannenbäckerland around the important ceramics location Höhr-Grenzhausen has also benefited.

Statistics on population development

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

year Residents 1815 409 1835 555 1871 528 1905 670 1939 900 1950 1,063 1961 1,307

year Residents 1970 1,568 1987 1.996 1997 2,300 2005 2,329 2011 2,269 2017 2.223 2019 2,209

Cultural monuments

→ Main article : List of cultural monuments in Nauort

religion

The Catholic parish belonging to the diocese of Limburg has John the Baptist as its patron saint .

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Nauort consists of 16 council members, who were elected in a personalized proportional representation in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman.

The distribution of seats in the municipal council:

choice	SPD	CDU	FWG	total
2019	-	10	6th	16 seats
2014	-	10	6th	16 seats
200900	-	9	7th	16 seats
200400	3	13	-	16 seats

• FWG = Free Voting Group of the local community Nauort

mayor

Dietmar Quernes (CDU) became local mayor of Nauort on June 24, 2019. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was elected for five years with 77.11 percent of the votes cast.

Querne's predecessor was Frank Herrmann (CDU).

coat of arms

	Blazon : "In a wavy cut diagonally left divided by blue, gold and blue, top and bottom covered with a silver wavy thread, in gold a blue jug, top and bottom covered with two silver strips each."
	Justification of the coat of arms: The jug symbolizes the location of Nauort in the Kannenbäckerland , while the yellow background stands for the sandstone that was previously mined in Nauort . The blue waves symbolize the Brexbach and Saynbach , both of which flow near Nauort.

Community partnerships

Partner parishes are the parishes of Condette in France and Oundle in Great Britain .

Economy and Infrastructure

Public facilities

Nauort has an indoor swimming pool , a village community center , a Catholic kindergarten and a sports and leisure facility with an artificial turf pitch .

The school district of the primary school Nauort includes the local communities Alsbach, Caan, Nauort, Sessenbach and Wirscheid. The school authority is the Ransbach-Baumbach Association.

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 six kilometers away.
• The closest ICE stop is Montabaur train station on the Cologne – Rhein / Main high-speed line .

Personalities

Honorary citizen

• 2019, September 22nd: Hubert Münzer (* 1934), teacher and local politician, awarded in recognition of his services to the local community of Nauort in around 50 years of voluntary work, including from 1974 to 1999 as local mayor.

Born in Nauort

• Uli Jungbluth (* 1953), educational scientist

literature

• Uli Jungbluth: Nauort in the Westerwald. A chronicle , published and distributed by the Nauort parish (2000)

Web links

Commons : Nauort  - Collection of Images

• Local community Nauort on the website of the Ransbach-Baumbach community

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, municipalities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2019 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 77 (PDF; 3 MB).
3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate: My village, my city. Retrieved June 25, 2020 . 
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections.
5. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Municipal elections 2014, city and municipal council elections.
6. ↑ ^{a b} Frank Herrmann: Constituent meeting of the local council Nauort. Verbandsgemeinde Ransbach-Baumbach, June 13, 2019, accessed on June 27, 2020 . 
7. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, direct elections.
8. ^ RPPD: Hubert Münzer. Rhineland-Palatinate Personal Database (RPPD), April 26, 2013, accessed on June 27, 2020 . 
9. ^ Hans-Peter Metternich: Nauort has its first honorary citizen: Certificate for Hubert Münzer. Westerwälder Zeitung, September 23, 2019, accessed on June 27, 2020 .