Neunkirchen, Westerwaldkreis

Neunkirchen is a municipality in the Westerwald district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Rennerod.

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Geographical location

The community lies in the Westerwald between cities victories (38 km north), Wetzlar (28 km east) and Limburg an der Lahn (19 km south). Neunkirchen is the southernmost place that belongs to the municipality Rennerod.

History

The place was first mentioned in 1232.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Neunkirchen consists of twelve council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Coat of arms

The town coat of arms is based on the old court seal, which was used 1640-1655 and shows in the center the head of John the Baptist.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

  • West of the church the B54, which runs from Limburg an der Lahn to Siegen runs.
  • The nearest motorway junction is Limburg -Nord about 20 kilometers away on the A3 between Cologne and Frankfurt.
  • The nearest ICE train station is South Limburg at the high-speed line Cologne-Rhine/Main.

Personalities

The following people were born in Neunkirchen

Rennerod (Verbandsgemeinde) Municipal council Bretthausen Elsoff Hellenhahn-Schellenberg Homberg, Westerwaldkreis Irmtraut Liebenscheid Neustadt, Westerwaldkreis Oberrod Rehe, Germany Salzburg, Germany Stein-Neukirch Waigandshain Westernohe Willingen, Rhineland-Palatinate Zehnhausen bei Rennerod
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