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Nister | |
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 Location of Nister
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  Nister Location within Germany  Nister Location within Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| Coordinates: 50°40′33″N 07°50′18″E / 50.67583°N 7.83833°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Thomas Giehl[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.44 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,089 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (518/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57645 |
| Dialling codes | 02662 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.hachenburg-vg.de |
Nister (German pronunciation: [ˈnɪstɐ]) is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
[edit]The community lies north of Hachenburg on the river Große Nister. Nister belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective oligarchy. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
[edit]In 1270, Nister had its first documentary mention.
Politics
[edit] | This section needs to be updated. (August 2021) |
The municipal 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
[edit]Transport
[edit]The local bus lines 270, 415 and 420 connect Nister to the public local bus service, the village is located in the zone number 451 of the transport association VRM. 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. Nister is located on Westerwaldsteig, a long distance walking- and cycling path from Herborn via Rennerod, Westerburg, Bad Marienberg and Hachenburg to Bad Hönningen.
Public institutions
[edit]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
[edit]- ↑ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2025 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.
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