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For the river in Rhineland-Palatinate, see Nister (river).
Nister 
NisterLocation of Nister within Westerwaldkreis district
Coordinates 50°40′33″N 7°50′18″E / 50.67583°N 7.83833°ECoordinates: 50°40′33″N 7°50′18″E / 50.67583°N 7.83833°E Administration Country Germany State Rhineland-Palatinate District Westerwaldkreis Municipal assoc. Hachenburg Mayor Juliane Vetter Basic statistics Area 5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi) Elevation 270 m (886 ft) Population 956 (31 December 2010)[1] - Density 176 /km2 (457 /sq mi) Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate WW Postal code 57645 Area code 02662 Website www.hachenburg-vg.de Nister 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 north of Hachenburg on the river Nister. Nister belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
In 1270, Nister had its first documentary mention.
Politics
Community council
The 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 Economy and infrastructure
Transport
Nister is linked to the long-distance road network over Bundesstraße 414. The Autobahn interchanges Mogendorf and Dierdorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt) can be reached over Bundesstraßen 8 and 413. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
Public institutions
The community has at its disposal the Nauberghalle with various spaces to accommodate different activities, a football field, a tennis court with three places, a playing field with a streetball area, two children’s playgrounds and an extensive hiking path network.
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
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Categories:- Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Koblenz region geography stubs
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