Nister
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Nister | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Nister within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Nister  Nister | |
| Coordinates: 50°40′33″N 07°50′18″E / 50.67583°N 7.83833°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Thomas Giehl[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.44 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,085 |
| • Density | 199/km2 (517/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57645 |
| Dialling codes | 02662 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.hachenburg-vg.de |
Nister (German pronunciation: [ˈnɪstɐ]) is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
The community lies north of Hachenburg on the river Große Nister. Nister belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective oligarchy. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
In 1270, Nister had its first documentary mention.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 16 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
| SPD | Wählergemeinschaft | Total | |
| 2004 | 9 | 7 | 16 seats |
