- Oberhaid, Rhineland-Palatinate
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Oberhaid 
OberhaidLocation of Oberhaid within Westerwaldkreis district
Coordinates 50°30′36″N 7°43′6″E / 50.51°N 7.71833°ECoordinates: 50°30′36″N 7°43′6″E / 50.51°N 7.71833°E Administration Country Germany State Rhineland-Palatinate District Westerwaldkreis Municipal assoc. Ransbach-Baumbach Mayor Manfred Sabel Basic statistics Area 1.92 km2 (0.74 sq mi) Elevation 242 m (794 ft) Population 404 (31 December 2010)[1] - Density 210 /km2 (545 /sq mi) Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate WW Postal code 56237 Area code 02626 Website www.oberhaid-ww.de Oberhaid is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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Geography
Location
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
Community council
The council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
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
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2010" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.rlp.de/fileadmin/dokumente/berichte/A1033_201022_hj_G.pdf.
External links
- Oberhaid (German)
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Categories:- Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Koblenz region geography stubs
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