Siershahn
Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Siershahn is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Siershahn | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Siershahn
within Westerwaldkreis district
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| Coordinates: 50°29′11″N 7°46′47″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Wirges |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Alwin Scherz[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.43 km2 (1.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,982 |
| • Density | 673/km2 (1,740/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56427 |
| Dialling codes | 02623 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.siershahn.de |
History
Clay finds from La Tène times have been unearthed here. In 1211, Siershahn had its first documentary mention as Sigarshagen.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 21 council members, with the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 9 June 2024.
Allocation of seats in the municipal council:
Economy and infrastructure
Siershahn's biggest firm, and the one richest in tradition is Cera Tech (formerly Keramchemie), still employing most of the villagers. Nearby, during the Second World War, was a prison camp.
Siershahn has several bypass roads so that heavy vehicles do not drive through the community as they once did.
Transport
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Siershahn is located in the area of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM), zone number 420 and connected to the local bus and local train network. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Mogendorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 2 km away. Siershahn station was once an important railway hub between Limburg, Gießen and Cologne. All passenger services were closed over the years, except for the line to Limburg. The line to Au is used for freight and it is sometimes used for tourist services. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is Montabaur station on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
