Oberhaid, Rhineland-Palatinate
Oberhaid | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Oberhaid within Westerwaldkreis district | |
Oberhaid Oberhaid | |
| Coordinates: 50°30′36″N 7°43′6″E / 50.51000°N 7.71833°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Ransbach-Baumbach |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Horst Albrecht Weggel[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.92 km2 (0.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 242 m (794 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 381 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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
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
The municipal council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Federal elections
Results of the 2025 German federal election in Oberhaid:[3]
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).
References
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 31. Dezember 2023, Landkreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden; Fortschreibung des Zensus 2011" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Ergebnis der Bundestagswahl 2025 für Oberhaid". swr.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-02-23.
External links
- Oberhaid (in German)