Norken
Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Norken is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Norken
within Westerwaldkreis district
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 Location of Norken | |
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| Coordinates: 50°40′22″N 7°53′52″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Bad Marienberg (Westerwald) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Simone Jungbluth[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.99 km2 (2.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 458 m (1,503 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 953 |
| • Density | 159/km2 (412/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57629 |
| Dialling codes | 02661 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.norken.de |
Geography
The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen on the boundary with North Rhine-Westphalia. The community is also between the Große Nister and Kleine Nister. Norken belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bad Marienberg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
In 1262, Norken had its first documentary mention.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 16 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Regular events
At Easter, the traditional Eierschibbeln – a kind of Easter egg roll – is celebrated.
Economy and infrastructure
Norken is connected to the public bus transport through the lines 455, 483, 960 and 962 and located in the area of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM). Running right near the community is Bundesstraße 414, leading from Herborn to Altenkirchen. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen and Wilnsdorf on the A 45 (Dortmund–Hanau), some 26 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
