Unnau

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
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Lageplan = Unnau in WW.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)
Höhe = 390
Fläche = 8.14
Einwohner = 1877
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 57648
Vorwahl = 02661
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 300
Gliederung = 3
Adresse-Verband = Kirburger Straße 4
56470 Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)
Website = [http://www.bad-marienberg.de/verwaltung/unnau.php www.bad-marienberg.de]
Bürgermeister = Ulrich Leukel

Unnau is an "Ortsgemeinde" – a community belonging to a "Verbandsgemeinde" – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

Location

The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen. Through the community flows the Große Nister. Unnau belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Bad Marienberg, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1000, Unnau had its first documentary mention.

Amalgamations

In 1969 came the merger of the until then three autonomous communities of Unnau, Korb and Stangenrod into the new greater community of Unnau.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 16 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

North of the community runs "Bundesstraße" 414, leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Haiger/Burbach on the A 45 (Dortmund–Hanau), some 24 km away. Unnau lies on the "Oberwesterwaldbahn" (railway) to Limburg and Au (Sieg). From there, the cities of Cologne, Koblenz, Frankfurt am Main and Wiesbaden may be reached directly. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

Established businesses

* Erwin Häbel GmbH – sign factory
* Hans-Jürgen Babst – Electrical installation

External links

* [http://www.bad-marienberg.de/verwaltung/unnau.php Unnau in the collective municipality’s Web pages] de icon