Oberhaid, Rhineland-Palatinate

Oberhaid

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Oberhaid

Coordinates: 50°30′36″N 7°43′6″E / 50.51000°N 7.71833°E / 50.51000; 7.71833Coordinates: 50°30′36″N 7°43′6″E / 50.51000°N 7.71833°E / 50.51000; 7.71833
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Ransbach-Baumbach
Government
  Mayor Manfred Sabel
Area
  Total 1.92 km2 (0.74 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 389
  Density 200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 56237
Dialling codes 02626
Vehicle registration WW
Website www.oberhaid-ww.de

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

Geography

Location

The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen on the edge of the Kannenbäckerland. Through the community flows the Sayn, which belongs to the Rhine drainage basin. Oberhaid belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1376, Oberhaid had its first documentary mention as Heide.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Bundesautobahn 3 and the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line run through Oberhaid’s municipal area. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Ransbach-Baumbach (Nr. 38), some 6 km southeast of the middle of the community. The nearest station on the high-speed rail line is Montabaur; nearer still, however, is Siershahn station on the Unterwesterwaldbahn (railway).

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