Neunkirchen (Westerwald)

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Westerwaldkreis
Association municipality :	Rennerod
Height :	320 m above sea level NHN
Area :	6.61 km 2
Residents:	544 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	82 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56479
Area code :	06436
License plate :	WW
Community key :	07 1 43 271
Association administration address:	Hauptstrasse 55 ; 56477 Rennerod
Website :	neunkirchen-westerwald.de
Local Mayor :	Hartmut Schwarz
Location of the local community Neunkirchen in the Westerwaldkreis

Neunkirchen is a municipality in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Rennerod .

Geographical location

The community is located in the Westerwald between the cities of Siegen (38 kilometers north), Wetzlar (28 kilometers east) and Limburg an der Lahn (19 kilometers south). Neunkirchen is the southernmost place that belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Rennerod.

history

The place was first mentioned in a document in 1232.

politics

Municipal council

The council in Neunkirchen 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

Hartmut Schwarz was confirmed in his office as local mayor for another five years in the direct election on May 26, 2019 with a share of the vote of 73.39%.

coat of arms

	Blazon : "In black a silver medallion, in it the head of John the Baptist, angled by four golden six-pointed stars." The coat of arms is based on the old court seal, which was used between 1640 and 1655 and shows the head of John the Baptist in the middle.

Culture and sights

The tower of the Protestant church probably dates from the 12th century. The current nave was 1739/41 as a cross-church built.

traffic

The B 54 runs west of the municipality and leads from Limburg an der Lahn to Siegen .
The next motorway junction is Limburg-Nord on the A3 Cologne - Frankfurt , about 20 kilometers away.
The closest ICE stop is Limburg Süd station on the Cologne – Rhein / Main high-speed line .

Born in Neunkirchen

Otto Wittgen (1881–1941), politician (NSDAP) and Lord Mayor of Koblenz (1933–1939)

Web links

Commons : Neunkirchen - Collection of Images

Information from the Verbandsgemeinde Rennerod about the local community Neunkirchen

Individual evidence

↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
^ The State Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Rennerod, Verbandsgemeinde, eighth line of results. Retrieved July 18, 2020 .
↑ For more details see Kathrin Ellwardt: Church building between evangelical ideals and absolutist rule. The cross churches in the Hessian area from the Reformation century to the Seven Years War . Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2004, ISBN 3-937251-34-0

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-RP-1] State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).

[2] The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections

[3] The State Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Rennerod, Verbandsgemeinde, eighth line of results. Retrieved July 18, 2020 .

[4] For more details see Kathrin Ellwardt: Church building between evangelical ideals and absolutist rule. The cross churches in the Hessian area from the Reformation century to the Seven Years War . Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2004, ISBN 3-937251-34-0