Mähren
Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Mähren (German pronunciation: [ˈmɛːʁən] ⓘ) is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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Mähren | |
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Coat of arms | |
 Location of Mähren
within Westerwaldkreis district | |
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  Mähren Location within Germany  Mähren Location within Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| Coordinates: 50°31′24″N 7°55′21″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Volker Solbach[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.59 km2 (0.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 342 m (1,122 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31)[4] | |
• Total | 210 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56459 |
| Dialling codes | 06435 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.wallmerod.de |
Geography
The municipality lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Westerburg. Mähren is a residential village and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality.
History
In 1508, Mähren had its first documentary mention as Mern.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in municipal elections every 5 years.
Since 2007, Volker Solbach has been the mayor of Mähren. He took over from Josef Ortseifen.
Economy and infrastructure
The local bus line 973 connects the village with Salz and Westerburg, it is located in the zone number 424 of the transport association VRM (Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel).
Right near the municipality runs Bundesstraße 8, linking Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 13 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
