Waigandshain

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

• 4.1 traffic
• 4.2 Established businesses

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen and Limburg, about 2 km southwest of the Fuchskaute ( 657.3 m). The Breitenbach dam is located in the local area. East of the church rises the Homberg ( 635.3 m), west of the Zellgerberg ( 550.2 m).

Neighboring municipalities are Nister carrots village in the northwest, Homberg the east and Emmerichenhain in the south.

History

The place was first mentioned in documents as Wiganshen in 1346.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Waigandshain consists of six 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 coat of arms description reads: " Late Gothic Buckler, over blue Wellenschildfuß, is a golden double yoke, split front in red a golden bell tower with three acoustic windows, rear in gold, a green branch with four green oak leaves and three green acorns ."

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

• In the immediate vicinity of the place, the federal highways intersect 54 connects the Limburg an der Lahn with victories, and 414, which runs from Hohenroth after Hachenburg.
• The nearest motorway junction is Haiger / Burbach about 16 kilometers away on the A45 Dortmund -Aschaffenburg.
• The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur the high-speed line Cologne-Rhine/Main.

Established businesses

The Fuhrländer put wind turbines ago.